English Explanatory Dictionary

bowser

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fuel metering/delivery pump at a filling station.
  2. A road vehicle (often a trailer) for the transport of liquid fuel, particularly aviation fuel at an airfield.
  3. 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.
  4. A buffoon or imbecile.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A traditional name for a pet dog.
  3. A locality in the Rural City of Wangaratta, north eastern Victoria, Australia.

Pronunciation

EN-AU ck1 bowser.ogg

Word forms

bowser bowsers bowzer

Etymology

* (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)

Related words

bowsered bowzered

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 加油機 /加油机 Finnish: jakelumittari French: pompe (à essence) French: pompe à essence German: Zapfsäule German: Tanksäule Japanese: 給油機 Japanese: 計量機 Mongolian: шатахуун түгээгүүр Polish: dystrybutor paliwa Spanish: surtidor (de gasolina, de nafta) Ukrainian: бензоколо́нка
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