Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mary celeste

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: mary ce-leste
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An American sailing ship found deserted and adrift while under sail in the Atlantic in 1872.

noun

Any ship found empty of all people, in good condition, seemingly abandoned on the high seas.

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.

Inflected Forms

Marie Celeste (alternative) Mary Celestes (plural)

Synonyms

Flying Dutchman ghost ship

Questions

What does mary celeste mean?: An American sailing ship found deserted and adrift while under sail in the Atlantic in 1872.
Where does mary celeste come from?: 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.

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