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. 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

Three searches were carried out in the Bligh's Lane area on Thursday afternoon as part of an ongoing terrorism investigation.

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Bligh made it back to Britain in one piece.

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Certainly Charles Laughton is at his best in a relentless portrait of the inflexible Capt. Bligh.

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Tampa Bay claimed OF Bligh Madris off of waivers from the Pirates.

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Bligh Madris doubled and Greg Allen had two hits for the Pirates, who have lost seven in a row and 13 of 15.

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