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  ark

  noun

  Noah's Ark.
• Ark.
  Ark.

  abbreviation

  Arkansas.
• Ark
  Ark

  noun

  the cupboard at the front of a synagogue, usually in the eastern wall, in which the Torah scrolls are kept

ark

¹ American  

[ahrk] / ɑrk /

noun

1. Noah's Ark.

2. Also called ark of the covenant.  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.

3. Judaism. Ark, Holy Ark.

4. a place of protection or security; refuge; asylum.

5. a flatboat formerly used on the Mississippi River and its tributaries.

6. Nautical. life car.

7. Archaic. a chest or box.

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Ark. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Arkansas.

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ark ¹ British  

/ 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. informal very old; out of date

3. a place or thing offering shelter or protection

4. dialect a chest, box, or coffer

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Ark ² British  

/ ɑːk /

noun

1. Also called: Holy Ark.  the cupboard at the front of a synagogue, usually in the eastern wall, in which the Torah scrolls are kept

2. Also called: Ark 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

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Ark. ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Arkansas

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Etymology

Origin of ark

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”

Example Sentences

In each market mania, new celebrity stock pickers get anointed, from Ryan Jacob and his Internet Fund during the dot-com era to Cathie Wood and her ARK Innovation ETF during the pandemic rally of 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

ARK Innovation’s total stake in Alphabet was valued at just more than $162 million as of Wednesday’s close, accounting for 2.33% of the ETF’s overall portfolio.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Overall, Wood’s ARK Invest still holds a much larger position in AMD than Nvidia.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest is backing Nvidia to go further.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

On examination, the Grand Council pronounced it to be the ARK OF THE COVENANT, which was deposited in the vault by our ancient Grand Master for safe keeping.

From The Mysteries of Free Masonry Containing All the Degrees of the Order Conferred in a Master's Lodge by Morgan, William