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Definition of Marie Celeste noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Marie Celeste

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

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