ararat

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1. a mountain in E Turkey, near the borders of Iran and Armenia: traditionally considered the landing place of Noah’s Ark. 16,945 feet (5165 meters).

noun

1. an extinct volcanic mountain massif in E Turkey: two main peaks; Great Ararat 5155 m (16 916 ft), said to be the resting place of Noah’s Ark after the Flood (Genesis 8:4), and Little Ararat 3914 m (12 843 ft)

The mountain upon which Noah‘s ark came to rest as the waters of the great flood receded. (See Noah and the Flood.)

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