aft vs ark

aft

noun
  • The stern portion of a vessel. 

adv
  • At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel). 

adj
  • located at the back of a boat, ship, or airplane 

ark

noun
  • A spacious type of boat with a flat bottom. 

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

  • Something affording protection; safety, shelter, refuge 

  • The Ark of the Covenant. 

  • A large box with a flat lid. 

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

How often have the words aft and ark occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )