NOAH'S ARK


Meaning of NOAH'S ARK in English

n. 1 a the ship in which (according to the Bible) Noah, his family, and the animals were saved. b an imitation of this as a child's toy. 2 a large or cumbrous or old-fashioned trunk or vehicle. 3 a small bivalve mollusc, Arca tetragona, with a boat-shaped shell.

[ Noah, Hebrew patriarch in gen. 6 ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.