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

Christie is the world's best-selling author of all time and is known for her 66 detective novels, including Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Guests on the Orient Express Corinthian ship have access to custom tailoring as well as a library with 1,500 books.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

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

We knew from Hector that Ratchett would be coming back from the East sooner or later by the Orient Express.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie