Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun captain_bligh

1 sense of captain bligh

Sense 1
Bligh, William Bligh, Captain Bligh -- (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))
       INSTANCE OF=> admiral, full admiral -- (the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral)