/ ˌmeəri sɪˈlest; NAmE ˌmeri/ (also Marie Celeste ) noun
[ sing. ] used to talk about a place where all the people who should be there have disappeared in a mysterious way :
Where is everyone? It's like the Mary Celeste here today.
ORIGIN: From the name of the US ship Mary Celeste , which in 1872 was found at sea with nobody on board.