noun

• A large box with a flat lid.
• (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) Noah's ark: the ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge.
• Something affording protection; safety, shelter, refuge.
• (figuratively) The body as a vessel.
• A spacious type of boat with a flat bottom.
• (Judaism) The Ark of the Covenant.
• (Judaism) A decorated cabinet at the front of a synagogue, in which Torah scrolls are kept.
• (biblical) The boat built by the Biblical Noah to carry himself and the animals of the planet during the Flood.
• (biblical) The chest carried by the Hebrews containing the stone tablets carved with the Ten Commandments.