Ark vs. Boat: What's the Difference?

Ark and Boat Definitions
Ark
Often Ark(Bible) The chest containing the Ten Commandments written on stone tablets, carried by the Hebrews during their desert wanderings. Also called Ark of the Covenant.
Boat
A relatively small, usually open craft of a size that might be carried aboard a ship.
Ark
Often Ark(Judaism) The Holy Ark.
Boat
An inland vessel of any size.
Ark
(Bible) The boat built by Noah for survival during the Flood.
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Boat
A ship or submarine.
Ark
(Nautical) A large, commodious boat.
Boat
A dish shaped like a boat
A sauce boat.
Ark
A shelter or refuge.
Boat
To travel by boat.
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Ark
A large box with a flat lid.
Boat
To ride a boat for pleasure.
Ark
Noah's Ark: the ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge.
Boat
To transport by boat.
Ark
Something affording protection; safety, shelter, refuge
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Boat
To place in a boat.
Ark
A spacious type of boat with a flat bottom.
Boat
A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.
Ark
(Judaism) The Ark of the Covenant.
Boat
(poker slang) A full house.
Ark
(Judaism) A decorated cabinet at the front of a synagogue, in which Torah scrolls are kept.
Boat
A vehicle, utensil, or dish somewhat resembling a boat in shape.
A stone boat;
A gravy boat
Ark
A chest, or coffer.
Bearing that precious relic in an ark.
Boat
(chemistry) One of two possible conformations of cyclohexane rings (the other being chair), shaped roughly like a boat.
Ark
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. In it Moses placed the two tables of stone containing the ten commandments. Called also the Ark of the Covenant.
Boat
The refugee boats arriving in Australian waters, and by extension, refugees generally.
Ark
The large, chestlike vessel in which Noah and his family were preserved during the Deluge. Gen. vi. Hence: Any place of refuge.
Boat
(intransitive) To travel by boat.
Ark
A large flatboat used on Western American rivers to transport produce to market.
Boat
(transitive) To transport in a boat.
To boat goods
Ark
(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
Boat
(transitive) To place in a boat.
To boat oars
Ark
A boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the Flood
Boat
A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars or paddles, but often by a sail.
Boat
Hence, any vessel; usually with some epithet descriptive of its use or mode of propulsion; as, pilot boat, packet boat, passage boat, advice boat, etc. The term is sometimes applied to steam vessels, even of the largest class; as, the Cunard boats.
Boat
A vehicle, utensil, or dish, somewhat resembling a boat in shape; as, a stone boat; a gravy boat.
Boat
To transport in a boat; as, to boat goods.
Boat
To place in a boat; as, to boat oars.
Boat
To go or row in a boat.
I boated over, ran my craft aground.
Boat
A small vessel for travel on water
Boat
A dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce
Boat
Ride in a boat on water