1
a
: a boat or ship held to resemble that in which Noah and his family were preserved from the Flood
b
: something that affords protection and safety
2
a
: the sacred chest representing to the Hebrews the presence of God among them
b
: a repository traditionally in or against the wall of a synagogue for the scrolls of the Torah
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Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
Both Hagedorn and Thanga are confident that all that’s required for some version of the ark to become a reality is a clear, ambitious commitment from governments.
—Ayurella Horn-Muller Syris Valentine, WIRED, 31 Aug. 2024
Thanga and his team have sketched a system that would use solar panels and batteries to provide the power to push temperatures inside a lava tube down to the deep freeze needed to create their lunar ark.
—Ayurella Horn-Muller Syris Valentine, WIRED, 31 Aug. 2024
For Hausman, the most difficult part was witnessing the ark that held the Torah scrolls being removed from the chapel where many of the victims died.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
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The Musée du Quai Branly is a long ark of a building perched over a garden, whose foliage screens the museum from its busy namesake thoroughfare on the banks of the Seine.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
Both Hagedorn and Thanga are confident that all that’s required for some version of the ark to become a reality is a clear, ambitious commitment from governments.
—Ayurella Horn-Muller Syris Valentine, WIRED, 31 Aug. 2024
Thanga and his team have sketched a system that would use solar panels and batteries to provide the power to push temperatures inside a lava tube down to the deep freeze needed to create their lunar ark.
—Ayurella Horn-Muller Syris Valentine, WIRED, 31 Aug. 2024
For Hausman, the most difficult part was witnessing the ark that held the Torah scrolls being removed from the chapel where many of the victims died.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Ark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ark. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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ark
noun1
: the ship in which Noah and his family were saved from the Flood
2
a
: a sacred chest in which the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets of the Law
b
: a place in a synagogue for the scrolls of the Torah
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