Synonyms:
Noah
Meaning: the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis
Usage examples
THE NOAH'S ARK
The old Noah's ark," she said.
'When could I see him?' asked Noah doubtfully.
Noah, I still think, will be elected very easily.
Mrs. Noah and her sons had long since disappeared.
She pointed to the Noah's ark, then to her two children.
He stared very hard at Noah, and Noah stared very hard at him.
Tertullian asserted that fossils resulted from the flood of Noah.
None of them noticed the Noah's ark lying at the foot of the steps.
"They really wanted it, that old Noah's ark!" exclaimed Miss Terry in amazement.