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ar‧riv‧al W3

1 [uncountable and countable] when someone or something arrives somewhere [≠ departure]:
Only the timely arrival of the police prevented the situation from becoming worse.
Traffic problems account for one third of late arrivals.
Only the timely arrival of the police prevented the situation from becoming worse.
Traffic problems account for one third of late arrivals.2
the arrival of something
a) the time when a new idea, product etc is first used or discovered :
The demand for phone numbers has increased since the arrival of mobile phones.
The demand for phone numbers has increased since the arrival of mobile phones.b) the time when an event or period of time starts to happen :
The arrival of winter can make many people feel depressed.
The arrival of winter can make many people feel depressed.3 [countable] someone who has just arrived in a place :
4 the place at an airport where people arrive when they get off a plane :
the arrivals lounge
arrivals
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the arrivals lounge