Source : WordNet®

Captain Bligh
     n : 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}]