nonarrival

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ arrival.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪvəl

Noun

nonarrival (countable and uncountable, plural nonarrivals)

1. Failure to arrive.
   • 1958, Richard F. Newcomb, Abandon ship!: Death of the U.S.S. Indianapolis:

     The nonarrival of a ship being a common thing, it is not a matter of making a decision of what to do in each case, but of following an over-all rule...

Alternative forms

• non-arrival