Marie Celeste
noun/ˌmæri səˈlest/, /ˌmɑːri səˈlest/
/ˌmæri səˈlest/, /ˌmɑːri səˈlest/
(also Mary Celeste)
[singular]- used to talk about a place where all the people who should be there have disappeared in a mysterious wayWord OriginFrom the name of the US ship Mary Celeste, which in 1872 was found at sea with nobody on board.
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