bowser

Meaning

1. (Australia, New-Zealand) 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. (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.
4. (Ireland, slang) A buffoon or imbecile.

Synonyms

tank wagon

tank truck

water truck

road tanker

Translations

camion-citerne

camión cisterna

العربة

Tankwagen

tankwagen

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)