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bowser

[bou-zer]

noun

Australian and New Zealand.
  1. a gasoline pump at a filling station.



bowser

/ ˈʊə /

noun

  1. a tanker containing fuel for aircraft, military vehicles, etc

  2. obsoletea petrol pump

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bowser1

1930–35; said to be after S.F. Bowser and Co., a Sydney manufacturer of gasoline and oil storage systems
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bowser1

originally a US proprietary name, from S. F. Bowser , US inventor, who made the first one in 1885
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Example Sentences

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Washington's Mayor Muriel Bowser acknowledged that visitors "feel scared that an environment is developing that is anti-LGBTQ".

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Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser told CBS News on Thursday that the company has been “delighted with the demand we’ve seen thus far” and that preorders sold out in a “very quick period of time.”

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In recent interviews, Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser said the company would continue to monitor the situation.

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In Washington, SPACEs in Action organizers pressed council members to vote for Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser’s then-upcoming budget proposal, which promised to fully fund child care programs, including the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund, a fund that supports childcare facilities in offering competitive minimum wages and healthcare for staff.

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While Bowser has invoked a law allowing the city to autonomously increase its budget, she also planned to reduce city spending by $410 million in response to the federal budget cuts.

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