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WILLIAM BLIGH

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• WILLIAM BLIGH (noun)
The noun WILLIAM BLIGH has 1 sense:

1. British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789 when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor 4,000 miles away (1754-1817)

Familiarity information: WILLIAM BLIGH used as a noun is very rare.

• WILLIAM BLIGH (noun)

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Meaning:

British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789 when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor 4,000 miles away (1754-1817)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Bligh; Captain Bligh; William Bligh

Instance hypernyms:

admiral; full admiral (the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral)

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