arrival

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The act of reaching a place.

   I awaited their arrival at the station.

2. 2
   noun

   The moment when something new begins or appears.

   The arrival of spring brought warmer days.

3. 3
   noun

   A person or thing that has just come to a place.

   The hotel welcomed its newest arrivals warmly.

From Middle English arivaile, arivaille, arrival, arryvaile, arryvaylle, aryvayle, aryvaylle, from Middle French arrivaille, from arriver; equivalent to arrive + -al.

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