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Webster 1913 Edition


Arrival

Ar-riv′al

,
Noun.
[From
Arrive
.]
1.
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.
Our watchmen from the towers, with longing eyes,
Expect his swift
arrival
.
Dryden.
2.
The attainment or reaching of any object, by effort, or in natural course;
as, our
arrival
at this conclusion was wholly unexpected
.
3.
The person or thing arriving or which has arrived;
as, news brought by the last
arrival
.
Another
arrival
still more important was speedily announced.
Macaulay.
4.
An approach.
[Obs.]
The house has a corner
arrival
.
H. Walpole.

Webster 1828 Edition


Arrival

ARRI'VAL

, n.
1.
The coming to, or reaching a place, from a distance, whether by water, as in its original sense, or by land.
2.
The attainment or gaining of any object, by effort, agreement, practice or study.