arkark /ɑːk $ ɑːrk/ noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINark
Origin:
Old English arc, from Latin arca ‘box’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Hers, said her husband, was not like an ark; it was an ark.
- Like Noah in his ark, they had traveled across the vast oceanic flood to carry out their holy mission.
- The ark is vast, designed to float, not sail - and there were no launching problems!
- The body of the ark was green, with painted heads of animals peering from the portholes.
- They came up with several designs for giant arks of sanity.
- Very little activity in the ark, either natural or man-made, happened without the distributed computer knowing about it.
- Yet the significance for the ancient Israelites of the capture of the ark went beyond the scope of such attachments.
Longman Language Activatorextremely old-fashioned
extremely old-fashioned and therefore annoying: · The plumbing in this house is medieval!positively medieval (=very medieval): · This so-called accounting system is positively medieval.
British informal extremely old-fashioned: · Their washing machine looks like it came out of the ark.· Her views on social policy are embarrassing -- really out of the ark.
a system, organization etc that is very old-fashioned and large and cannot continue to exist in the modern world: · The Health Service has become a dinosaur. It needs radical reform if it is to survive.· The line-up includes a number of rock-n-roll dinosaurs who should have hung up their guitars long ago.
something such as an organization or custom that belongs to a time in the past, and therefore appears very strange in the modern world: · The harvest festival celebrations in the town are an anachronism since almost everyone who lives there nowadays works in an office.
use this about something that was used a long time ago but which is now considered too old-fashioned and needs replacing: · The text was full of archaic spellings.· The laws that decide who owns items discovered on an archeological exploration are ridiculously archaic.
buildings, conditions etc that are Dickensian are extremely old-fashioned and below acceptable standards, for example because they are dangerous or unhealthy: · They were living in a Dickensian apartment block without proper heating or running water.positively Dickensian: · The working conditions in the factory were positively Dickensian.
use this to talk about a society, system, or way of thinking that is extremely old-fashioned, especially in its social attitudes: · Huge amounts of aid will be needed if this society is ever to drag itself out of the dark ages.· My brother still doesn't like the idea of having a woman boss - he's stuck in the dark ages!
WORD SETSadrift, adjectiveaft, adjectiveahoy, interjectionaircraft carrier, nounamidships, adverbanchor, nounanchor, verbanchorage, nounark, nounastern, adverbballast, nounbarge, nounbargee, nounbargepole, nounbarnacle, nounbarque, nounbarrage, nounbeach, verbbeam, nounbecalmed, adjectiveberth, nounberth, verbbilge, nounbill of lading, nounbillow, nounblade, nounboat, nounboat hook, nounboathouse, nounboating, nounboatman, nounbob, verbbollard, nounboom, nounbow, nounbridge, nounbrig, nounbulkhead, nounbunk, nounbuoy, nouncabin, nouncabin boy, nouncabin class, nouncabin cruiser, nouncable, nouncanal, nouncanal boat, nouncanoe, nouncanoe, verbcapstan, nouncaptain, nouncatamaran, nouncircumnavigate, verbclipper, nouncoast, verbcoaster, nouncoastguard, nouncockpit, nouncommodore, nouncompanionway, nounconning tower, nouncoracle, nouncordage, nouncox, nouncoxswain, nouncraft, nouncrew, verbcrossing, nouncrow's nest, nouncruise, verbcruise liner, nouncruiser, nouncruise ship, nouncutter, noundeck, noundecompression chamber, nounderrick, noundinghy, noundisembark, verbdisgorge, verbdisplacement, noundock, noundock, verbdocker, noundockside, noundockyard, noundory, noundownstream, adverbdraught, noundraw, verbdrawbridge, noundredge, verbdredger, noundrift, verbdrift, noundrifter, noundriftwood, noundrilling platform, noundrown, verbdry dock, noundugout, noundyke, nounembark, verbensign, nounferry, nounferry, verbferryboat, nounfigurehead, nounfirst mate, nounfirst officer, nounfleet, nounflotilla, nounfo'c'sle, nounforecastle, nounfounder, verbfrigate, nounfrogman, noungalleon, noungalley, noungangplank, noungangway, noungondola, noungondolier, noungrappling iron, nounground, verbgunnel, noungunwale, nounhalyard, nounharbour, nounhatch, nounhawser, nounhelm, nounhelmsman, nounhigh tide, nounhigh water, nounhigh water mark, nounhold, nounhoot, nounhoot, verbhouseboat, nounhovercraft, nounhulk, nounhull, nounhydrofoil, nounhydroplane, nounhydroplane, verbicebreaker, nouninboard, adjectiveinflatable, nouninflow, nounJet Ski, nounjetty, nounjib, nounjunk, nounkayak, nounkeel, nounketch, nounknot, nounkt, land, verblanding stage, nounlane, nounlaunch, verblaunch, nounleeward, adjectivelife belt, nounlifeboat, nounlife buoy, nounlife jacket, nounlifeline, nounlife preserver, nounlife raft, nounlife vest, nounlighter, nounlighthouse, nounlightship, nounliner, nounlist, verblock, nounlock keeper, nounlog book, nounlongshoreman, nounlow tide, nounlow water, nounlow water mark, nounlugger, nounmainmast, nounmainsail, nounmaritime, adjectivemast, nounmaster, nounmasthead, nounmerchantman, nounmerchant navy, nounmerchant seaman, nounminesweeper, nounmizzen, nounmoor, verbmooring, nounmother ship, nounmotorboat, nounnarrow boat, nounnautical, adjectivenavigable, adjectivenavigate, verbnavigation, nounoakum, nounoar, nounoarlock, nounoarsman, nounoarswoman, nounoceangoing, adjectiveoffshore, adjectiveoil slick, nounoil tanker, nounoutboard motor, nounoutrigger, nounoverboard, adverboyster bed, nounpacket boat, nounpaddle, nounpaddle, verbpaddle steamer, nounpassage, nounpelagic, adjectiveperiscope, nounpier, nounpilot, nounpilot, verbpitch, verbPlimsoll line, nounplot, verbply, verbpoop deck, nounport, nounporthole, nounport of call, nounpowerboat, nounprivateer, nounpromenade deck, nounpropeller, nounprow, nounpunt, nounpunt, verbpurser, nounquadrant, nounquarterdeck, nounquay, nounraft, nounrafting, nounreef, verbrefit, verbregatta, nounresurface, verbrig, verbrig, nounrigging, nounroll, verbroll, nounroll-on roll-off, adjectivero-ro, nounrow, verbrowboat, nounrowing, nounrowing boat, nounrowlock, nounrubber dinghy, nounrudder, nounsail, verbsail, nounsailboat, nounsailing, nounsailing boat, nounsailing ship, nounsailor, nounsaloon, nounsampan, nounschooner, nounscull, nounscull, verbscupper, verbscupper, nounscuttle, verbseaborne, adjectivesea captain, nounsea dog, nounseafaring, adjectiveseagoing, adjectivesea lane, nounsea legs, nounsealer, nounseaman, nounseamanship, nounseaworthy, adjectivesheet, nounship, nounshipmate, nounshipping, nounshipping lane, nounship's chandler, nounshipwreck, nounshipwright, nounshipyard, nounside-wheeler, nounskiff, nounskull and crossbones, nounslaver, nounslipway, nounsloop, nounsluice, nounsmack, nounsonar, nounspar, nounspeedboat, nounsplice, verbSS, starboard, nounsteam, verbsteamboat, nounsteamer, nounsteamship, nounsteerage, nounsteersman, nounstern, nounstevedore, nounsteward, nounstewardess, nounstoker, nounsub, nounsubmarine, nounsubmarine, adjectivesubmersible, nounsundeck, nounsupertanker, nounswab, verbswell, nounswing bridge, nountack, nountack, verbtender, nounthird class, nountiller, nountonnage, nountopside, adverbtowpath, nountransport, nountransport ship, nountrawler, nountrim, verbtrimaran, nountroopship, nountub, nountug, nounupstream, adverbvessel, nounvoyage, nounvoyage, verbwake, nounwardroom, nounwarship, nounwaterborne, adjectivewaterlogged, adjectivewaterway, nounweir, nounwhaler, nounwheelhouse, nounwhirlpool, nounwindjammer, nounwindward, adjectivewreck, nounyachting, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
This kind of entertainment went out with the ark (=is very old-fashioned).
This kind of entertainment went out with the ark (=is very old-fashioned).PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1a large ship2the Ark in the Bible, the large boat built by Noah to save his family and the animals from a flood that covered the earth → something went out with the ark at go out(8)- He had signed himself as a signature on the ark.
- How well they remind us of the purpose for which the ark has been fetched!
- No gas, water, or matter could enter or leave the ark.
- This was very much related to the practical problem of how to load all the animals on to the ark.
- To touch or approach the Ark is death, but acacia symbolizes resurrection and immortality.