Noah's Ark

American  

noun

1. (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.

2. an ark shell, Arca noae.

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Etymology

Origin of Noah's Ark

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

Sienna was then taken by ambulance to Noah's Ark Children's Hospital in Cardiff for urgent treatment, including the insertion of an emergency shunt and a major brain operation that left her in intensive care.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

From 1978 to 1994, Israel was the co-publisher and managing editor of Noah’s Ark, an international newspaper for children that was used to supplement Jewish education in nearly 400 religious schools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

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

His parents and brother, Liam, spent more than nine months living with him at Noah's Ark Children's Hospital in Cardiff.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 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