arrival

UK: /əˈraɪv^əl/ US: /əˈraɪvəl/ ,(ə rī′vəl)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ar•ri•val /əˈraɪvəl/   n. 

1. an act of arriving;
   a coming:
   [countable] Their arrival was delayed by traffic.
   [uncountable] She was welcomed on arrival.
2. the attainment of any object or condition:
   [uncountable] the arrival of jet-powered flight.
3. a person or thing that arrives or has arrived:
   [countable] a new arrival at the school.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ar•ri•val  (ə rī′vəl), n. 

1. an act of arriving;
   a coming:
   His arrival was delayed by traffic.
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.

• Middle French
• 1350–1400; arrive + -al²; replacing Middle English arivaille

Synonyms

• 1. advent.

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arrival / əˈraɪv^əl/ noun

1. the act or time of arriving
2. a person or thing that arrives or has arrived