arrival

[ uh-rahy-vuhl ]

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.

arrival

/ 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

Other Words From

• nonar·rival noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of arrival¹

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

Example Sentences

Pavlo spoke of immense fatigue, the lack of rotation and the arrival of units, made up largely of middle-aged men, brought directly from other fronts with little or no time to rest in between.

From BBC

The 77-year-old will now not attend the official arrival at Horse Guards Parade in London on Tuesday morning and her presence at other elements of the visit will be scaled back.

From BBC

“Germany will remain Ukraine’s strongest supporter in Europe,” Mr. Scholz said in a social media post after his arrival on an overnight train.

From New York Times

In the same period last year there were three red days and 768 arrivals.

From BBC

The number of crossings this year is still below those seen in 2022, when a surge in late-summer arrivals took numbers to record levels.

From BBC

Related Words

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