arrival
/əˈraɪvəl/ nounDefinition
ARRIVING [U] › when someone or something arrives somewhere: He first met Panos soon after his arrival in Greece. There was a car waiting for him on arrival.
BECOME AVAILABLE [U] › when something new is discovered or created or becomes available: The town grew rapidly with the arrival of the railway.
NEW PERSON/THING [C] › a new thing or person that has arrived: Two teachers were there to greet the new arrivals.
(Definition of arrival noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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