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.

Example Sentences

Dr Mark Bowditch, President of the British Orthopaedic Association told BBC Sport that a tibia is, "the shin bone and the main weight bearing bone from the knee to the ankle".

From BBC

Station manager Mark Bowditch said his crews saw the damage to wildlife from wildfires first-hand.

From BBC

Her copy of “The American Practical Navigator” by Nathaniel Bowditch, an encyclopedia of navigation, will also be auctioned.

From Seattle Times

The young man said, “I don’t suppose you remember me, Mr. Bowditch. I haven’t been around Salem much for years. I was knee high to a grasshopper when I went to Harvard.”

From Literature

A second man, aged 46, was taken to hospital on Monday after a serious assault at an address in Bowditch Road.

From BBC