[ahrk] 
| 1. | (sometimes initial capital letter) Also called Noah's Ark. the large boat built by Noah in which he saved himself, his family, and a pair of every kind of creature during the Flood. Gen. 6–9. |
| 2. | Also called ark of the covenant. a chest or box containing the two stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments, carried by the Israelites in their wanderings in the desert after the Exodus: the most sacred object of the tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem, where it was kept in the holy of holies. |
| 3. | a place of protection or security; refuge; asylum. |
| 4. | (initial capital letter) Judaism. Holy Ark. |
| 5. | a flatboat formerly used on the Mississippi River and its tributaries. |
| 6. | Nautical. life car. |
| 7. | Archaic. a chest or box. |
ark- hold, possess [noh-uh] | 1. | the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9. |
| 2. | a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rest.” |
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