arrival(Noun) the act of arriving or something that has arrived. arrival(Noun) the attainment of an objective, especially as a result of effort. Arrival(noun) 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. Arrival(noun) the attainment or reaching of any object, by effort, or in natural course; as, our arrival at this conclusion was wholly unexpected.