[oh-tis] Pronunciation Key | 1. | Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor. |
| 2. | Harrison Gray, 1837–1917, U.S. army officer and newspaper publisher. |
| 3. | James, 1725–83, American lawyer and public official who is supposed to have first used the phrase “Taxation without representation” (brother of Mercy Otis Warren). |
| 4. | a male given name. |
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| O·tis
(ō'tĭs) Pronunciation Key
American inventor of the first passenger elevator (installed 1857). |
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| Otis, James 1725-1783.
American Revolutionary politician and publicist whose speeches and pamphlets influenced American sentiment against the British. |
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| otis | |
noun | |
| 1. | United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861) |
| 2. | type genus of the Otididae: European bustard |
Otis Orchards, WA Zip code(s): 99027
Otis A F B, MA Zip code(s): 02542
Otis, CO (town, FIPS 56365) Location: 40.14969 N, 102.96159 W
Population (1990): 451 (249 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 80743
Otis, LA Zip code(s): 71466
Otis, MA Zip code(s): 01253
Otis, OR Zip code(s): 97368
Otis Orchards-East Farms, WA (CDP, FIPS 52267) Location: 47.70017 N, 117.09013 W
Population (1990): 5811 (1833 housing units)
Area: 18.2 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Otis, KS (city, FIPS 53525) Location: 38.53492 N, 99.05306 W
Population (1990): 385 (183 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
West Otis, MA Zip code(s): 01245
Otis
Bus"tard\ (b[u^]s"t[~e]rd), n. [OF. & Prov. F. bistarde, F. outarde, from L. avis tarda, lit., slow bird. --Plin. 10, 22; "proxim[ae] iis sunt, quas Hispania aves tardas appellat, Gr[ae]cia 'wti`das."] (Zo["o]l.) A bird of the genus Otis. Note: The great or bearded bustard (Otis tarda) is the largest game bird in Europe. It inhabits the temperate regions of Europe and Asia, and was formerly common in Great Britain. The little bustard (O. tetrax) inhabits eastern Europe and Morocco. Many other species are known in Asia and Africa.
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