arrival

American  

[uh-rahy-vuhl] / əˈraɪ vəl /

noun

1. an act of arriving; a coming.

   His arrival was delayed by traffic.

   Synonyms:

   advent

2. the reaching or attainment of any object or condition.

   arrival at a peace treaty.

3. the person or thing that arrives or has arrived.

   First arrivals will be the first seated.

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arrival British  

/ əˈraɪvəl /

noun

1. the act or time of arriving

2. a person or thing that arrives or has arrived

3. the reaching of a condition or objective

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Other Word Forms

• nonarrival noun

Etymology

Origin of arrival

1350–1400; arrive + -al ²; replacing Middle English arivaille < Middle French

Example Sentences

Its arrival also reinforces the intense scientific effort driving AI forward, even as big deals, big valuations and big personalities command the attention.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tourism is roughly 7% of gross domestic product and Chinese visitors roughly one-fifth of all arrivals.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Home Office said it was postponing the arrival of the asylum seekers but would continue to "accelerate plans" to move people to the site when it was fully operational and safe.

From BBC

“I was one of those arrivals when I was 8 years old,” Santos said.

From Los Angeles Times

Malian authorities widely reported the arrival of 82 tanker trucks escorted by the Nigerien army.

From Barron's

Related Words

• advent
• appearance
• influx
• landing
• meeting
• return