arrival

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act of arriving at a certain place

   I awaited their arrival.

2. 2
   noun

   The act of arriving (reaching a certain place).

   The early arrival of the bride created a stir.

3. 3
   noun

   The fact of reaching a particular point in time.

   He celebrated the arrival of payday with a shopping spree.

4. 4
   noun

   The fact of beginning to occur; the initial phase of something.

   The arrival of puberty can be especially challenging for transgender youth.

5. 5
   noun

   The attainment of an objective, especially as a result of effort.

   The arrival of the railway made the local tourist industry viable.

6. 6
   noun

   A person who has arrived; a thing that has arrived.

   There has been a significant growth in illegal arrivals.

7. 7
   noun

   accomplishment of an objective

8. 8
   noun

   someone who arrives (or has arrived)

Etymology

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