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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A large box with a flat lid.
  • A spacious type of boat with a flat bottom.
  • figurative Something affording protection or safety.
  • Judaism A consecrated container.
  • Christianity|Islam The ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge.

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Proper noun:

  • The boat built by the Biblical Noah to carry himself and the animals of the planet during the w:Flood; (see w:Noah's Ark)
  • The chest carried by the Hebrews containing the stone tablets carved with the Ten Commandments; (see the w:Ark of the Covenant)

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