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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Arrival \Ar*riv"al\, n. [From {Arrive}.] 1. The act of arriving, or coming; the act of reaching a place from a distance, whether by water (as in its original sense) or by land. Our watchmen from the towers, with longing eyes, Expect his swift arrival. --Dryden. 2. The attainment or reaching of any object, by effort, or in natural course; as our arrival at this conclusion was wholly unexpected. 3. The person or thing arriving or which has arrived; as news brought by the last arrival. Another arrival still more important was speedily announced. --Macaulay. 4. An approach. [Obs.] The house has a corner arrival. --H. Walpole. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: arrival n 1: accomplishment of an objective [syn: {reaching}] 2: the act of arriving at a certain place "they awaited her arrival" 3: someone who arrives (or has arrived) [syn: {arriver}, {comer}]
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