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

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Noah's Ark

Karani pointed to a 2025 Supreme Court-ordered probe that found no evidence of any "breach or offence" and called Vantara a "modern-day Noah's Ark".

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

He underwent cancer treatment at Noah's Ark Children's Hospital and enjoyed "two weeks of relative normality" at home in May after ringing the bell to mark the end of seemingly successful chemotherapy.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 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

Noah’s Ark is organized into three chapters staged in different areas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2026

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

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