Meaning & use
ark
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A large boat or chest built for protection or safekeeping, especially one associated with survival or sacred storage.
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According to the story, Noah built an ark to survive the flood.
The synagogue's ark holds the scrolls of the Torah.
A note on using this word
Often capitalized when referring to the biblical Ark of the Covenant or Noah's Ark.
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