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Bowditch

[ bou-dich ]

noun

  1. Nathaniel, 1773–1838, U.S. mathematician, astronomer, and navigator.
  2. a handbook of navigation, American Practical Navigator, originally prepared by N. Bowditch and published since 1802 in a series of editions.


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Example Sentences

In many instances, no doubt, Mr. Bowditch was referring to the same individual; in others to their children.

Mr. Bowditch adds “Search-the-Scriptures” to his list of names that crossed the Atlantic.

The tree itself is never found on the lowlands, but is mentioned with approbation at the end of the work of Bowditch.

Bowditch says it is the best speech delivered in the Senate of the United States in his day.

It was true of the three men to whom we have just referred,—Bowditch, Davy, and Buxton.

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