Noah's Ark

American

noun

(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

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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

Since 2023 Noah's Ark Centre and, later the Carpets Like a Boss project, have carpeted more than 600 homes in Calderdale, and there are still around 80 people on the waiting list.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

The animals, having no one else to care for them, will have to emigrate too, transforming the cargo vessel into a modern-day Noah’s Ark.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

Noah's Ark has a waiting list of 70 people needing carpets or flooring.

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

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