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- proper noun nautical a
British -flagged Nova Scotian brigantine that crossed theAtlantic Ocean , gone through the Straits of Gibraltar, and into theMediterranean Sea under full sail, without acrew or anyoccupants . - proper noun idiomatic a
ship found empty of all people, in good condition, seemingly abandoned on the high seas - proper noun a
ghost ship
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Examples
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A freshly opened tomb might be nearer the mark, or an inland version of the Mary Celeste.
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That doomed ship was the Mary Celeste, which was found deserted yet under full sail off the coast of Gibraltar on December 4th, 1872.
Archive 2009-03-01 Toby O'B 2009
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Like the related Mary Celeste and the vanished Terror and Erebus, these are the sorts of disappearances and mysteries you can mull over eternally.
Bermuda Triangle Tripp 2009
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Earlier this year Toobworld Central featured the captains of the Lusitania and the Mary Celeste as they were portrayed on television.
Archive 2009-07-12 Toby O'B 2009
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The mystery of the Mary Celeste has baffled people for over 125 years and has become one of the great unsolved mysteries of ...
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The story of the Mary Celeste ghost ship is a mystery that may never be solved.
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Fallen, she was now the ghost, dressed in cerement cloth, as vacant as the Mary Celeste.
mordicai: crown me king! mordicai 2004
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Quickly the Mary Celeste, I want to go through a couple of these stories right now.
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She felt rather like someone boarding the abandoned Mary Celeste must have felt, she reflected as she hesitated.
Lesson to Learn Jordan, Penny 1997
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"The mystery of the Mary Celeste," murmured Frost, leading Clive past the ticket barrier to a door painted olive-green and marked "Staff Only".
Frost at Christmas Wingfield, R. D. 1984
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