bowser
bowser noun: a fuel metering/delivery pump at a filling station.
Noun
bowser (plural bowsers)
- A fuel metering/delivery pump at a filling station.
- In those days bowsers were unknown and it was a case of buying a tine where you could.1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 126
- ‘Kids are breaking into the service station bowsers at night, draining out the dregs of petrol from the bowser hoses, wandering the streets sniffing petrol from Coke bottles all night,’ he said[…].2001, Michael Gordon, Reconciliation: A Journey, page 18
- Synonyms:
- petrol bowser, petrol pump
- A road vehicle (often a trailer) for the transport of liquid fuel, particularly aviation fuel at an airfield.
- The bowsers then go out to the aircraft and supply them with petrol.1962, The All England Law Reports, volume 3, page 435
- By the time No 43 Sqn was given permission to land it was quite dark, and so to assist the pilots in what were to be difficult night landings two petrol bowsers were parked to ‘illuminate’ the runway with their dim blackout headlights. Perhaps, all things considered, the use of petrol bowsers for...2003, Andy Saunders, No 43 ‘Fighting Cocks’ Squadron, page 107
- A mobile water tank deployed to distribute fresh water in emergency situations where the normal system of piped distribution has broken down or is insufficient.
- Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as hon. Shidie has said, there is no water bowser in Garissa and he categorically said that there is a water bowser to supply water to the people of Kulan. Could he give the registration number of this water bowser which is supplying water to the people of Kulan?1999 May 12, Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard), page 588
- The water bowser needed filling.2000, Louis L. Jacobs, Quest for the African Dinosaurs: Ancient Roots of the Modern World, page 112
- A buffoon or imbecile.
Proper noun capitalized: Bowser
Bowser (plural Bowsers)
bowser meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
bowser in Hindi
- बाउसर, बाउज़र, बौसर
bowser in Tamil
- எரிபொருள் தாங்கி
bowser in Marathi
- बाॅउसर, बाॅउझर, बाउझर
bowser in Urdu
- باؤزر, باؤسر
More languagesFewer languages
- bowser in Bengali
- বাউজার, বাউসার
- bowser in Telugu
- బౌసర్, బౌజర్
- bowser in Malayalam
- ബൌസർ, ബൌസ്സർ, ബോവ്സർ
- bowser in Kannada
- ಬೌಸರ್
- bowser in Punjabi
- ਬਾਉਜ਼ਰ, ਬੌਜ਼ਰ
- bowser in Gujarati
- બાઉઝર, બાઉસર
- bowser in Odia
- ବାଉସର୍, ବାଉଜର୍, ବାଉସର
- bowser in Nepali
- बाउसर, बाउजर
Synonyms of bowser
- petrol bowser
- petrol pump
Forms of bowser
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | bowsers |
| alternative form (dated) | bowzer |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Bowsers |
Origin of bowser
* (liquids): From Bowser (“a surname”), named after Sylvanus Bowser, US inventor of the first fuel pump; also a trade name of SF Bowser inc., the inventor's company. * (Irish)
* (surname): * (dog's name): bow + -s- + -er. From bow-wow.
Questions about bowser
- What does bowser mean?
- Bowser means a fuel metering/delivery pump at a filling station.
- What is bowser in Hindi?
- Bowser in Hindi is बाउसर, बाउज़र, बौसर. See Bowser meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is bowser?
- Bowser can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of bowser?
- The plural of bowser is bowsers.
Words near bowser in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bowser (page history and authors); Bowser (page history and authors); bowser (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bowser (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); bowser (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bowser (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bowser (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bowser (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bowser (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bowser (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bowser (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bowser (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bowser (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bowser (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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