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Plural of ark

regular plural

The plural of ark is arks.

Forms of ark

Singularark /ɑːk/
Pluralarks
Countablecountable

Arks in a sentence

  • Some seventy or seventy-five arks were permanently located on McLeod's Lake and between 110 and 125 people lived in them.1990, Lou Sullivan, chapter 7, in From Female to Male: The Life of Jack Bee Garland, page 76
  • Japan and China also produced Noah's arks, where Noah was known as Fohi.1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 59. From the entry section
  • It includes carvings, carousel animals, historic photographs of arks and carvings from synagogues in Eastern Europe and ornately painted papercuts.2007 November 1, “Home & Garden Calendar”, in New York Times. From the entry papercut
  • Hen number four was another bantam, living with three or four similar birds in one of the breeding arks.2005, Martin Gurdon, Hen and the Art of Chicken Maintenance, page 26. From the entry Toblerone
  • Concerns were raised around the ability of Milky Way species to consume proteins from Andromeda, so seed banks formed a significant part of the arks' cargo.2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Andromeda Wildlife: Overview…. From the entry consume

Meaning of ark

  1. noun A large box with a flat lid.
  2. noun The ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge; Noah's ark.
  3. noun Something affording protection; safety, shelter, refuge.

Full definition of ark

Questions about the plural of ark

What is the plural of ark?
The plural of ark is arks.
Is ark countable?
Ark is a countable noun.

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