arrival

/əˈɹaɪ.vl̩/ noun B1

The act of arriving (reaching a certain place). (countable, uncountable) · The early arrival of the bride created a stir.
The fact of reaching a particular point in time. (countable, uncountable) · He celebrated the arrival of payday with a shopping spree.
The fact of beginning to occur; the initial phase of something. (countable, uncountable) · The arrival of puberty can be especially challenging for transgender youth.
The attainment of an objective, especially as a result of effort. (countable, uncountable) · The arrival of the railway made the local tourist industry viable.
A person who has arrived; a thing that has arrived. (countable, uncountable) · There has been a significant growth in illegal arrivals.

Plural arrivals

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Marseilles—The Arrival

The vague disquietude which prevailed among the spectators had so much affected one of the crowd that he did not await the arrival of the vessel in harbor, but jumping into a small skiff, desired to be pulled alongside the Pharaon, which he reached as she rounded into La Réserve basin.

The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1 · C1

The very night of his arrival he became very much the worse for drink, and, indeed, after twelve o’clock in the day he could hardly ever be said to be sober.

A Study in Scarlet, p. 61 · B2

“When one is going to be married, there is nothing like implicit confidence; but never mind that, my boy,—go and announce your arrival, and let her know all your hopes and prospects.”

The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 18 · C1

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