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Bounty

Bounty

4 8.0
A British naval ship famous for a mutiny in 1789
  • proper noun
: HMS Bounty
  • The Bounty was a British ship known for its tragic history of mutiny.
  • Mutiny on the Bounty

Examples

  • Nellysford native Chris Barksdale is alive after abandoning the HMS Bounty, about 90 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

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  • The story of the Bounty has been retold in various films and books.

  • - Mutiny on the Bounty!

    Irma la Douce (1963)

  • Replica of the historic ship HMS Bounty, right, seen in a July file photo.

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  • In 1789, there was a famous mutiny on the Bounty led by Fletcher Christian.

Synonyms

H.M.S. Bounty
vsBounty
1 9.0

A British navy ship famous for a 1789 crew rebellion against Captain Bligh

is the simpler name without abbreviation or punctuation

Compounds

bounty hunter
72 5.4

A person who finds and captures people or animals to get a reward

bounty hunter
  • Jargon
4.0

A person who finds and reports security bugs in software to earn money

Surface Forms

Bounty main

Etymology

The ship Bounty takes its name from the common English word bounty, which means 'plenty' or 'reward', so the name suggested a vessel of good supplies or a rich prize. Today Bounty is known as the British naval ship famous for the 1789 mutiny against Captain William Bligh.