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arrival, n.
Pronunciation:/əˈraɪvəl/
Forms:ME aryvayle, arrivaile, ME ariuaill, arivall, arryuayll, aryvell, 15–16 arrivall, 16– arrival.
Etymology: < Anglo-Norman arrivaille landing, < arriver: see arrive v. and -al suffix2.
1. The act of coming to shore, landing in a country, disembarkation. (Now merged in sense 3.)c1384 Chaucer Hous of Fame 451Tho saugh I grave [= pictured] al the aryvayle That Eneas had in Itayle.
a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. i. f. ivv,Ye Geauntes that Brute founde in this Ile at his arryuayll.
c1540 Destr. Troy xiv. (title)Stronge fight at þe Ariuaill.
1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 259That the Normans might have‥more secure arrivall into England.
1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi i. iv. 18/2They set apart the Sixth Day of August, after their Arrival, for Fasting and Prayer.
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2. A landing-place; = arrivage n.2. Obs. rare.1495 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 5The Portys Havens Ryvers Crekis and aryvell of Shippis‥be‥hurte and dekaied.
3. gen. The act of coming to the end of a journey, to a destination, or to some definite place; appearance upon the scene. (For const. see arrive v.5) Also attrib., esp. in connection with the place (platform) or time at which a train arrives at a station, or an aeroplane at an airport.1518 Wolsey in Strype Eccl. Mem. I. i. 21Your arrival to that reame.
1597 Shakespeare Richard II i. iii. 8Demaunde of yonder Champion, The cause of his arriuall here in armes.
1616 W. Forde Serm. 77The time of her arrival into this countrey.
1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 123. ¶5The Morning after his Arrival at the House.
1720 T. Boston Human Nature viii. 418Their arrival in the Regions of Bless.
1838 F. W. Simms Public Wks. Great Brit. 2On the opposite side an arrival stage or platform is erected.
1879 S. C. Bartlett Egypt to Palestine xxvi. 517The Natives‥on our arrival, civilly gave way for us.
1886 Encycl. Brit. XX. 235/2The two general arrival platforms, one on each side of the cab road, are 721 feet long by 1212 wide.
1897 Westm. Gaz. 31 Dec. 3/3It is the arrival time, the departure being timed several minutes later.
1903 Westm. Gaz. 25 Mar. 6/3A new wide roadway for carriages‥will be used by arrival passengers.
1967 'P. Loraine' W.I.L. One to Curtis xii. 216He‥told the taxi-driver to take him straight past the main entrance and deposit him at the Arrival department.
1968 Listener 20 June 806/1Gate Number 9 at Heathrow's arrival lounge.
4. transf. of things. for arrival: (a cargo) to be delivered when the ship arrives. 'arrival' is also techn. used to describe such a cargo.1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 452. ¶2Our Time lies heavy on our Hands till the Arrival of a fresh male.
1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. §12. 90To await the arrival of the money.
1882 Daily Tel. 4 May,[Markets] But for arrival a steamer cargo‥was sold at 7s. 3d.
1882 Manch. Guard. 10 Mar.,The brokerage on 'arrivals' should be reduced.
5. The coming to a position, state of mind, stage of development, etc. Cf. arrive v.7, 8.1885 N.E.D. at Arrival,Mod. There was long debate, but no arrival at any agreement.
6. One that arrives or has arrived.1847 Tennyson Princess ii. 82To-day the Lady Psyche will harangue The fresh arrivals.
Usu. with preceding adjective, esp. in new arrival, safe arrival. A newborn baby; (also) the birth of a child.1851 M. O. Oliphant John Drayton iv. 88His neighbour—whose 'Missis' has just had a new arrival, another baby in addition to their former stock of half a dozen.
1866 J. B. Chetwynd Three Hundred a Year xxiii. 196How she had longed for this letter, congratulating her on baby's safe arrival.
1882 G. L. Banks More than Coronets 222Aunts and uncles‥caressing and admiring the new arrival.
1915 C. Farwell in Child Welfare Man (Univ. Soc., N.Y.) I. 209The arrival of a new baby is the signal for all of the relatives and friends to buy rings and rattles.
1990 Essentials Sept. 156/3(The UK C-section rate is about 9 per cent.) Even though a Caesarian is a major operation for women, it does ensure maximum chances of a baby's safe arrival.
2002 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 21 Apr. vii. 16/1,I quit my job and was living the life of the typical pregnant woman in a 1950s TV show. I nested and took care of the planning for our new arrival.
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