The difference between Ark and Boat

When used as nouns, ark means a large box with a flat lid, whereas boat means 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.

Boat is also verb with the meaning: to travel by boat.

check bellow for the other definitions of Ark and Boat

  1. Ark as a noun:

    A large box with a flat lid.

  2. Ark as a noun (Judaism, Christianity, Islam):

    Noah's Ark: the ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge.

  3. Ark as a noun:

    Something affording protection; safety, shelter, refuge

  4. Ark as a noun:

    A spacious type of boat with a flat bottom.

  5. Ark as a noun (Judaism):

    The Ark of the Covenant.

  6. Ark as a noun (Judaism):

    A decorated cabinet at the front of a synagogue, in which Torah scrolls are kept.

  1. Boat as a noun:

    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.

  2. Boat as a noun (poker slang):

    A full house.

  3. Boat as a noun:

    A vehicle, utensil, or dish somewhat resembling a boat in shape.

    Examples:

    "a stone boat;  a gravy boat'"

  4. Boat as a noun (chemistry):

    One of two possible conformations of cyclohexane rings (the other being chair), shaped roughly like a boat.

  5. Boat as a noun (AU, politics, informal):

    The refugee boats arriving in Australian waters, and by extension, refugees generally.

  1. Boat as a verb (intransitive):

    To travel by boat.

  2. Boat as a verb (transitive):

    To transport in a boat.

    Examples:

    "to boat goods"

  3. Boat as a verb (transitive):

    To place in a boat.

    Examples:

    "to boat oars"

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