Ark
[ɑːk] or [ɑrk]
Definition
(noun.) a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood.
(noun.) (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
Checked by Andrew--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A chest, or coffer.
(n.) The oblong chest of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, which supported the mercy seat with its golden cherubs, and occupied the most sacred place in the sanctuary. In it Moses placed the two tables of stone containing the ten commandments. Called also the Ark of the Covenant.
(n.) The large, chestlike vessel in which Noah and his family were preserved during the Deluge. Gen. vi. Hence: Any place of refuge.
(n.) A large flatboat used on Western American rivers to transport produce to market.
Checker: Seymour
Definition
n. a chest or coffer: in Jewish history the wooden coffer in which the Tables of the Law were kept—hence To touch or Lay hands on the ark to touch irreverently what is sacred (2 Sam. vi. 6): a large floating vessel like that in which Noah escaped the Deluge (Gen. vi.-viii.).—adj. and n. Ark′ite.
Editor: Rebekah
Examples
- ARK Mr. Pickwick's eyes sparkled with delight, as he sat and gloated over the treasure he had discovered. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- At the Children's Hospital, the gallant steed, the Noah's ark, yellow bird, and the officer in the Guards, were made as welcome as their child-owner. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- If it was Adam, she would find Adam; if it was the Ark, she would find the Ark; if it was Goliath, or Joshua, she would find them. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- By the light of the torches, we saw the black Hulk lying out a little way from the mud of the shore, like a wicked Noah's ark. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It is just possible that this hill is Mount Ararat, and that Noah's Ark rested here, and he ate oysters and threw the shells overboard. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They were born too late to see Noah's ark, and died too soon to see our menagerie. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- This formula was procured from a friend of the author residing at Little Rock, Ark. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- They had previously suffered a reverse and lost 4000 men, and then they brought out their most sacred symbol, the Ark of the Covenant of God. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Fable and imagination have traced back the origin of freemasonry to the Roman Empire, to the Pharaohs, the Temple of Solomon, the Tower of Babel, and even to the building of Noah’s ark. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- And they understood, that the ark of the Lord was come into the camp. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Such was the ark of bulrushes in which Moses was hidden by his mother. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- When you're human, Ark, I love you; but somehow it seems as though you had forgotten how to be human for the last twenty years. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- These, with the Noah’s arks of India rubber animals, are the delight of the little ones all over the world. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
Typist: Pansy