Bligh

[ blahy ]

/ blaɪ /

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noun

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

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How to use Bligh in a sentence

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.
Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora|Edward Edwards
This must have brought him very near the latitude of Bligh's passage.
Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora|Edward Edwards
Now, why did this fellow consider himself as good a man as Bligh?
The Romany Rye|George Borrow

Bligh was not genteel by birth or money, therefore Bligh was no better than himself.
The Romany Rye|George Borrow
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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British Dictionary definitions for Bligh

Bligh

/ (blaɪ) /

noun

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

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