william bligh

Noun william bligh has 1 sense

• william bligh(n = noun.person) 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);
is a kind of admiral, full admiral