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Definition of Bowser
1. Noun. (context: now chiefly Australia and New Zealand) A fuel metering/delivery pump at a filling station. ¹
2. Noun. A road vehicle (often a trailer) for the transport of liquid fuel, particularly aviation fuel at an airfield. ¹
3. Noun. (British) 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bowser
1. a petrol pump [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bowser
Literary usage of Bowser
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Friend of Peace by Noah Worcester, Massachusetts Peace Society (1827)
"bowser had made an unsuccessful attempt to obtain his liberty by absconding from his
... With nearly 30 other slaves, bowser was put on board a vessel to be ..."
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