1
[ noun ] accomplishment of an objective

Synonyms

reaching

Used in print

(Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)

The observable characteristics of planetary radio_radiation are the intensity , the polarization , and the direction of arrival of the waves .

(B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)

It is on them alone that the future of their race depends , for all their relatives ( mothers , husbands , brothers , and unmated sisters ) have perished with the arrival of the cold_weather .

(Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)

Word of his arrival spread through the crowd like a brush-fire .

2
[ noun ] the act of arriving at a certain place

Examples

"they awaited her arrival"

Used in print

(Successful Farming, 59:12...)

For the best results , feed this level to cattle 3 to 5 days preceding shipment and / or 3 to 5 days following their arrival in your feed_lot .

3
[ noun ] someone who arrives (or has arrived)

Synonyms

comer arriver

Used in print

("Editorials"...)

The weekly loss is partly counterbalanced by 500 arrivals each_week from West_Germany , but the hard truth , says Crossman , is that `` The closing_off of East_Berlin without interference from the West and with the use only of East_German , as distinct from Russian , troops was a major Communist victory , which dealt West_Berlin a deadly , possibly a fatal , blow .

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