ark

Pronunciation: /ɑːk/

The English word “ark” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

A large box with a flat lid.
The ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge; Noah's ark.
Something affording protection; safety, shelter, refuge.
The body as a vessel.
A spacious type of boat with a flat bottom.
The Ark of the Covenant.
A decorated cabinet at the front of a synagogue, in which Torah scrolls are kept.

From Middle English arke, from Old English earc, ærc, from Latin arca (“chest, box, coffer”), from arceō (“to enclose”).

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