HMS Bounty

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A British navy ship known for the 1789 mutiny against its captain

proper noun

: HMS Bounty

The HMS Bounty is best known for the mutiny that occurred in 1789.

Examples

Captain Bligh survived after being set adrift by the HMS Bounty mutineers.
Did you read about the mutiny on HMS Bounty?
Several films and books have been inspired by the story of the HMS Bounty.
The story of HMS Bounty is well-known in naval history.
The HMS Bounty is renowned for the famous mutiny against Captain Bligh in 1789.
Historically, the HMS Bounty is associated with the rebellion led by its crew.
Many documentaries recount the dramatic events aboard the HMS Bounty during the mutiny.

Synonyms

Bounty

vsHMS Bounty

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A British naval ship famous for a mutiny in 1789

is the same formal name but includes the ship prefix

H.M.S. Bounty

vsHMS Bounty

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

is the same name written without dots in the abbreviation

Surface Forms

HMS Bounty main

Morphology

HMS + Bounty

The label 'HMS' transparently marks a naval ship and 'Bounty' functions as the ship's name, so a learner who knows the constituents can infer it refers to a ship called the Bounty. However, the encyclopedic information that this particular ship is famous for the 1789 mutiny is world-knowledge beyond the literal parts and not derivable from the constituents, making the overall referent only partially predictable.

Etymology

HMS Bounty was a British ship made famous in 1789 when some crew members rebelled and put their captain into a small boat and left him at sea. Because of that dramatic story, the name HMS Bounty now brings to mind a 'mutiny' or a crew turning against its captain.