bowser
Americannoun
noun
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a tanker containing fuel for aircraft, military vehicles, etc
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obsolete a petrol pump
Etymology
Origin of bowser
1930–35; said to be after S.F. Bowser and Co., a Sydney manufacturer of gasoline and oil storage systems
Example Sentences
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Cardigan Town Council also supplied a water bowser for affected residents to collect water to use to flush their toilets.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2022
Firefighters were called to the scene just after 07:00 BST and have 10 fire engines as well as a water bowser and an aerial ladder platform at the site.
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2022
Vehicles queue for diesel and petrol as they wait for a bowser since yesterday, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 23, 2022.
From Reuters • Jun. 26, 2022
After Red Bull failed to fuel his car correctly during qualifying due to a fault with the bowser, Webber started from the pit lane rather than the back of the grid.
From The Guardian • Apr. 14, 2013
I drank from a previously unopened water bowser and wolfed several nutratabs.
From Attrition by Krenkel, Roy G.
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