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Plural of arrival

regular plural

The plural of arrival is arrivals.

Forms of arrival

Singulararrival /əˈɹaɪ.vl̩/
Pluralarrivals /əˈɹaɪvəlz/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Arrivals in a sentence

  • There has been a significant growth in illegal arrivals.
  • Govia Thameslink Railway was the most improved operator, with on-time arrivals increasing by 9pp to 70.9%.2019 October 23, Rail, page 24. From the entry on-time
  • While smoothing on aromatherapeutic oils, she revealed that a guest had once flashed a helicopterful of arrivals.2000, Travel + Leisure, page 65. From the entry helicopterful
  • Meanwhile the non-prioritied will be fed by new arrivals but not served.1991, Conference Record, page 1333. From the entry prioritied
  • In the metroplex the new arrivals do not have to abandon their careers or interests.1984, Jack Meltzer, Metropolis to Metroplex: The Social and Spatial Planning of Cities, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 14. From the entry metroplex

Meaning of arrival

  1. noun The act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
  2. noun The fact of reaching a particular point in time.
  3. noun The fact of beginning to occur; the initial phase of something.

Full definition of arrival

Questions about the plural of arrival

What is the plural of arrival?
The plural of arrival is arrivals.
Is arrival countable?
Arrival is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: arrival (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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