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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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);
[syn: Bligh, William Bligh, Captain Bligh]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

William Bligh n 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) [syn: Bligh, William Bligh, Captain Bligh]