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ark

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[ ahrk ]

noun

  1. Also called ark of the cov·e·nant [ahrk, , uh, v , th, uh, , kuhv, -, uh, -n, uh, nt]. 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.
  2. Ark, Judaism. Holy Ark.
  3. a place of protection or security; refuge; asylum.
  4. a flatboat formerly used on the Mississippi River and its tributaries.
  5. Nautical. life car.
  6. Archaic. a chest or box.


Ark.

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abbreviation for

  1. Arkansas.

Ark

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/ ɑːk /

noun

  1. Also calledHoly Ark the cupboard at the front of a synagogue, usually in the eastern wall, in which the Torah scrolls are kept
  2. Also calledArk of the Covenant the most sacred symbol of God's presence among the Hebrew people, carried in their journey from Sinai to the Promised Land (Canaan) and eventually enshrined in the holy of holies of the Temple in Jerusalem
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


ark

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/ ɑːk /

noun

  1. the vessel that Noah built and in which he saved himself, his family, and a number of animals and birds during the Flood (Genesis 6–9)
  2. out of the ark informal.
    very old; out of date
  3. a place or thing offering shelter or protection
  4. dialect.
    a chest, box, or coffer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Ark.

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abbreviation for

  1. Arkansas
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ark1

First recorded before 850; Middle English ark(e), erke, Old English arc, earc(e) (compare Old Frisian erke, arke, Dutch ark, Old High German, Gothic arka, Old Norse ǫrk ), from Latin arca “chest, coffer,” derivative of arcēre “to safeguard,” cognate with Hittite h̬ark- “hold, possess”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ark1

Old English arc, from Latin arca box, chest
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Example Sentences

After 33 Years and an airplane explosion, their "Raiders of the Lost Ark" remake is almost complete.

Birlik said the idea was to create a national park on the slopes of Mount Cudi and put the Hollywood ark in the middle of it.

And, just eyeballing it here, that ark looked closer to four hundred cubits than the biblically prescribed three hundred.

Superstorm Sandy damaged the giant ark and some of the sets you built out in Long Island.

But the design of the ark lends an element of drama to the film.

In bewilderment she brought the ark into the room, and read the letter addressed to Janet and herself.

Finally the total number of human beings who entered the ark were 4 pairs or eight persons.

He went into the nursery, unearthed the now-disused Noah's Ark, and sucked the paint off as many animals as remained.

And when they came unto the threshing-floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the Ark; for the oxen stumbled.

This alludes to the figure of the cherubims in the sanctuary, which with stretched out wings covered the ark.-Ibid.

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