Noah's Ark
Americannoun
-
(in the Bible) the large boat built by Noah in which he saved himself, his family, and a pair of every kind of creature during the Biblical Flood.
-
an ark shell, Arca noae.
Etymology
Origin of Noah's Ark
First recorded in 1605–15
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The Noah’s Ark exhibit is based on the story of the biblical flood that caused Noah — at God’s direction — to build a ship for his family and two of each animal on Earth.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026
Over the past 18 years Noah’s Ark has hosted more than a million visitors, with about 50,000 people journeying through the space each year.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026
Noah's Ark Centre also provides services such as debt and budgeting advice.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025
Noah's Ark has now fitted carpet in living room and flooring to her kitchen after she contacted the charity for help.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2025
Among all the world’s large creatures, the only survivors of the human flood will be humans themselves, and the farmyard animals that serve as galley slaves in Noah’s Ark.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
