arrival
noun
uk/əˈraɪvəl/ us [ C or U ]
the act of coming to a place:
Two hours after the arrival of 500,000 newspapers, they are sorted into bundles for 2,000 newsagents.
[ C ]
a person or thing that comes to a place:
For the month of July, the airport ranked 27th among 32 nationally in on-time arrivals.
An older student was chosen to show the new arrivals around.
[ S ] WORKPLACE
an occasion when someone starts a new job:
With the arrival of a new chief executive in July, there will be a refocusing of the business into a more cohesive unit.
[ S ] MARKETING
the introduction of something new such as a product or service:
With moves towards the Internet-on-TV model and the arrival of universal broadband access, things are changing.
arrivals
TRANSPORT
the area of an airport that deals with passengers that have just arrived:
You will need to show your passport when you get to arrivals.