From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe Arkthe ArkRRCin the Bible, the large boat built by Noah to save his family and the animals from a flood that covered the earth → ark
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the Ark• To touch or approach the Ark is death, but acacia symbolizes resurrection and immortality.• No gas, water, or matter could enter or leave the ark.• He had signed himself as a signature on the ark.• This was very much related to the practical problem of how to load all the animals on to the ark.• How well they remind us of the purpose for which the ark has been fetched! 