Bligh

[ blahy ]

noun

1. William, 1754–1817, British naval officer: captain of H.M.S. Bounty, the crew of which mutinied 1789.

Bligh

/ blaɪ /

noun

1. BlighWilliam17541817MBritishMILITARY: admiralPOLITICS: statesman William . 1754–1817, British admiral; Governor of New South Wales (1806–9), deposed by the New South Wales Corps: as a captain, commander of H.M.S. Bounty when the crew mutinied in 1789

Example Sentences

Dillinger is the country boy gone wrong, and Hoover is another prissy remake of Captain Bligh as delivered by Charles Laughton.

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One boat voyage only is recorded as being longer than Bligh's.

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This must have brought him very near the latitude of Bligh's passage.

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Now, why did this fellow consider himself as good a man as Bligh?

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Bligh was not genteel by birth or money, therefore Bligh was no better than himself.

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As we drew near each other, Captain Bligh ordered the drum to beat to quarters, and the ship to be got ready for action.

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