captain william bligh

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Definition of captain william bligh in English English dictionary

an officer in the British navy who was in command of the ship HMS Bounty. Bligh was unpopular because he was a strict leader, so the men on his ship took power from him, and made him leave in a small boat (1754-?1817)

Hyphenation

cap·tain Wil·liam Bligh

Turkish pronunciation

käptın wîlyım blay

Pronunciation

/ˈkaptən ˈwəlyəm ˈblī/ /ˈkæptən ˈwɪljəm ˈblaɪ/