bowser

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbaʊzə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bou′zər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bow•ser  (bou′zər),USA pronunciation n. [Australian and New Zealand.]
  1. British Termsa gasoline pump at a filling station.
  • said to be after south, southern.French. Bowser and Co., a Sydney manufacturer of gasoline and oil storage systems 1930–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bowser / ˈbaʊzə/
  1. a tanker containing fuel for aircraft, military vehicles, etc
  2. a petrol pump
Etymology: originally a US proprietary name, from S. F. Bowser, US inventor, who made the first one in 1885
'bowser' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bowser boat - bowser bag

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