Ar*riv"al (&?;), n. [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.
Hear it pronounced