ark vs life raft

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. 

life raft

noun
  • A usually inflatable raft carried aboard a ship or airplane, used to save lives in case the vessel has to be abandoned in an emergency on the sea. 

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