Mary Celeste

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Mary +‎ Celeste. From an American-flagged brigantine by this name that was found drifting and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872. The disappearance of the crew and passengers has never been satisfactorily explained.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (General Australian):(file)

Proper noun

Mary Celeste

  1. (Should we delete(+) this sense?) (nautical) An American sailing ship found deserted and adrift while under sail in the Atlantic in 1872.

Noun

Mary Celeste (plural Mary Celestes)

  1. (idiomatic) A ship found empty of all people, in good condition, seemingly abandoned on the high seas; a ghost ship.

Synonyms

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.