/ ɑːk; NAmE ɑːrk/ (also ˌNoah's ˈark ) noun
[ sing. ] ( in the Bible ) a large boat which Noah built to save his family and two of every type of animal from the flood
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IDIOMS
- out of the ark | sth went out with the ark
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English ærc , from Latin arca chest.