The large, chestlike vessel in which Noah and his family were preserved during the Deluge
The oblong chest of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, which supported the mercy seat with its golden cherubs, and occupied the most sacred place in the sanctuary
1 A sacred box or container 2 In Judaism, often refers to the container for the tablets outlining the covenant with God 3 In Christianity, often refers to Noah's Ark
a large, flat-bottomed boat, as in: They loaded the grain on the ark and floated it down the river
{i} Noah's Ark, ship built by Noah to withstand the Flood (Biblical); Ark of the Covenant, chest sacred to the Israelites (Biblical); flatboat, type of boat once used on the Mississippi River; box, chest (Archaic)