Meaning of ARRIVAL
| Pronunciation: | | u'rIvul
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- [n] accomplishment of an objective
- [n] the act of arriving at a certain place; "they awaited her arrival"
- [n] someone who arrives (or has arrived)
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ARRIVAL is a 7 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | arriver, comer, reaching |
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| | See Also: | | accomplishment, achievement, action, advent, anchorage, appearance, attainment, coming, docking, early bird, entering, entrance, entry, homecoming, incoming, ingress, landing, latecomer, moorage, newcomer, return, traveler, traveller, tying up | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Related Terms: | | advent, appearance, approach, blind landing, comer, coming, coming in, do, emergence, entrance, entrant, go, immigrant, incomer, in-migrant, intruder, issuance, landing, manifestation, migrant, newcomer, passenger, prosperity, settler, stack up, touchdown, tourist, traveller, visitant, visitor |
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