Noah's Ark

noun

1. the large boat built by Noah in which he saved himself, his family, and a pair of every kind of creature during the Flood. Genesis 6–9.
2. an ark shell, Arca noae.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Noah's Ark¹

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

Such, traditionally, was the origin of the picturesque timbered house at Compton, now locally known as Noahs Ark.

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It consisted of one long, windowless apartment, that from the number and variety of its inmates gave no bad idea of Noahs ark.

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Whether, as some surmise, this ceremony is associated with any tradition of Noahs Ark, we cannot pretend to determine.

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All the inmates of Noahs Ark have passed under the whip, from minute insects to Jumbo himself.

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I dont think we were so very sharp last night, though, when we suffered ourselves to be made such apes of in Noahs Ark.

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