Ark.

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Ark. abbreviation

1. Arkansas

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ark /ɑrk/   n. [proper noun* often: the + ~]

1. Bible [sometimes: Ark] (in the Bible) the vessel built by Noah for safety during the Flood.
2. Judaism Also called ˈark of the ˈcov•e•nant. a wooden chest containing two stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments.

Ark.,  an abbreviation of:

1. Place Names Arkansas.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ark  (ärk), n. 

1. Bible (sometimes cap.) Also called Noah's Ark. the large boat built by Noah in which he saved himself, his family, and a pair of every kind of creature during the Flood. Gen. 6–9.
2. Judaism Also called ark of the covenant. a chest or box containing the two stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments, carried by the Israelites in their wanderings in the desert after the Exodus: the most sacred object of the tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem, where it was kept in the holy of holies.
3. a place of protection or security;
   refuge;
   asylum.
4. Judaism (cap.) See Holy Ark. 
5. Nautical, Naval Terms a flatboat formerly used on the Mississippi River and its tributaries.
6. Nautical, Naval Terms See life car. 
7. Furniture [Archaic.] a chest or box.

• Latin arca chest, coffer, derivative of arcēre to safeguard, cognate with Hittite h̬ark- hold, possess
• Middle English ark(e), erke, Old English arc, earc(e) (compare Old Frisian erke, arke, Dutch ark, Old High German, Gothic arka, Old Norse ǫrk) bef. 850

Ark., 

1. Place Names Arkansas.