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To come to a particular place; to reach a particular or certain place as, the ship United States arrived in New York.

Law Dictionary – Alternative Legal Definition

To reach or come to a particular place of destination by traveling towards it. Thompson v. United States, 1 Brock. 411, Fed. Cas. No. 407. In insurance law. To reach that particular place or point in a harbor which is the ultimate destination of a vessel.

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