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Arrival - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Arrival : (noun)
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]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Arrival : \Ar*riv"al\, n. [Based on 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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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