Orient Express

American  

noun

1. an express passenger train in service between Paris and Istanbul from 1883 until 1977, using various routes. Some or parts of the routes continue to be served by regular service and by rail tours.

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Example Sentences

The Orient Express it wasn’t, but every meal hit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

The origins of the Orient Express, Trans-Siberian Railway, Hogwarts Express and Thomas The Tank Engine can be traced back to Trevithick's modest locomotive that is regarded by experts as the world's first railway engine.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2024

Its nondescript gray building sits across the street from a recycling plant and down the street from the Orient Express restaurant in its distinctive train car.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024

The Orient Express was a passenger train service originally running from Paris to which other terminal city?

From Slate • Sep. 13, 2023

"Was that the summer we spent in Beirut or, no, I'm thinking of the time we sailed from Cyprus and took the Orient Express to Istanbul."

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris