From en.wiktionary.org:
[Bowser]
** English
[lang=en] [lang=en]
*** Alternative forms
- [en]
*** Etymology
- [liquids] [en] From [en] , [en] , US inventor of the first fuel pump; also a trade name of SF Bowser inc., the inventor's company.
- [Irish] [en]
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] A fuel metering/delivery pump at a filling station .
2. * [en]
3. * [en]
4. * 2010 , David Nichols, _Green Fields, Brown Fields, New Fields_ , footnote citing 1926 report, |%22bowsers%22+petrol+-intitle:%22bowser%22+-inauthor:%22bowser%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lw4ET8LHBuzmmAXDraSxAg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22bowser%22 | %22bowsers%22%20petrol%20-intitle%3A%22bowser%22%20-inauthor%3A%22bowser%22&f=false page 309 (see http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Q0HuApjnk2AC&pg=PA309&dq=%22bowser%22) ,
5. *: The Moree Municipal Council decided to devote the revenue derived from the rent of the BOWSER petrol pumps within the municipality for this year, which amounted to forty guineas.
6. A road vehicle (often a trailer) for the transport of liquid fuel, particularly aviation fuel at an airfield.
7. * {{ quote-book | en | year=1962 | title=The All England Law Reports | volume=3 | pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=7k4yAAAAIAAJ&q=%22bowser%22%7C%22bowsers%22+petrol+-intitle:%22bowser%22+-inauthor:%22bowser%22&dq=%22bowser%22%7C%22bowsers%22+petrol+-intitle:%22bowser%22+-inauthor:%22bowser%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lw4ET8LHBuzmmAXDraSxAg&redir_esc=y | page=435
|passage=The BOWSERS then go out to the aircraft and supply them with
petrol.}}
1. * [en]
2. [en] 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. < !--This may or may not have a different etymology-->
3. * {{ quote-journal | en | date=May 12 1999 | journal=Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard) | pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=PpuKwhoCSWAC&pg=PT9&dq=%22bowser%22%7C%22bowsers%22+water+-intitle:%22bowser%22+-inauthor:%22bowser%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1SwET_mIOaOfmQXA5vzzCA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22bowser%22%7C%22bowsers%22%20water%20-intitle%3A%22bowser%22%20-inauthor%3A%22bowser%22&f=false | page=588
|passage=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?}}
1. * [en]
2. * 2010 , P. Dissanayake, N. Weragala, V. Smakhtin, _Environmental Flow Assessment: Recent Examples from Sri Lanka_ , Alexandra Evans, K. Jinapala (editors), _Proceedings of the National Conference on Water, Food Security and Climate Change in Sri Lanka_ , Volume 2, |%22bowsers%22+water+-intitle:%22bowser%22+-inauthor:%22bowser%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1SwET_mIOaOfmQXA5vzzCA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22bowser%22 | %22bowsers%22%20water%20-intitle%3A%22bowser%22%20-inauthor%3A%22bowser%22&f=false page 29 (see http://books.google.com.au/books?id=8Ro33AlQ7ZwC&pg=PA29&dq=%22bowser%22) ,
3. *: Due to increasing levels of water pollution arising from low flows, water becomes unsuitable for bathing during this period and is satisfied by BOWSER water supply.
4. [en] A buffoon or imbecile .
**** Related terms
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**** Translations
[fuel pump]
- Chinese:
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr] (à essence), [fr]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Japanese: [ja] , [ja]
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- Polish: [pl]
- Spanish: [es] (de gasolina, de nafta)
- Ukrainian: [uk]
[trans-bottom]
[fuel transport vehicle]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Spanish: [es]
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[water transport vehicle]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Portuguese: [pt]
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