Word Study
arrival
CIDE DICTIONARY
arrival, n. [From Arrive.].
- 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. [1913 Webster]"Our watchmen from the towers, with longing eyes,
Expect his swift arrival." [1913 Webster] - The attainment or reaching of any object, by effort, or in natural course; as, our arrival at this conclusion was wholly unexpected. [1913 Webster]
- The person or thing arriving or which has arrived; as, news brought by the last arrival. [1913 Webster]"Another arrival still more important was speedily announced." [1913 Webster]
- An approach. [1913 Webster]"The house has a corner arrival." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
arrival, n.
1 a the act of arriving. b an appearance on the scene.
2 a person or thing that has arrived.
1 a the act of arriving. b an appearance on the scene.
2 a person or thing that has arrived.
Idiom
new arrival colloq. a newborn child.
Etymology
ME f. AF arrivaille (as ARRIVE, -AL)
THESAURUS
arrival
advent, appearance, approach, blind landing, comer, coming, coming in, do, emergence, entrance, entrant, go, immigrant, in-migrant, incomer, intruder, issuance, landing, manifestation, migrant, newcomer, passenger, prosperity, settler, stack up, touchdown, tourist, traveller, visitant, visitorROGET THESAURUS
arrival
Cessation
N cessation, discontinuance, desistance, desinence, intermission, remission, suspense, suspension, interruption, stop, stopping, closure, stoppage, halt, arrival, pause, rest, lull, respite, truce, drop, interregnum, abeyance, cloture, dead stop, dead stand, dead lock, finis, cerrado, blowout, burnout, meltdown, disintegration, comma, colon, semicolon, period, full stop, end, death, I pause for a reply.Arrival
N arrival, advent, landing, debarkation, disembarkation, reception, welcome, vin d'honneur, home, goal, goalpost, landing place, landing stage, bunder, resting place, destination, harbor, haven, port, airport, spaceport, terminus, halting place, halting ground, landing strip, runway, terminal, journey's end, anchorage, return, remigration, meeting, rencounter, encounter, completion, recursion, arriving, homeward bound, here, hither, Int, welcome!, hail!, all Hail!, good-day, good morrow!, any port in a storm.For further exploring for "arrival" in Webster Dictionary Online