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A road vehicle (often a trailer) for the transport of liquid fuel, particularly aviation fuel at an airfield.

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#1·Apr 26, 2026UK

A road vehicle (often a trailer) for the transport of liquid fuel, particularly aviation fuel at an airfield.

I needed at least fifteen litres more petrol in my tank to reach the next major settlement and, unlike China, there were no shiny new gas stations here with bowsers of different types of petrol to choose from, nor were there pretty young…
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  • ““Mayor Bowser Launches Nearly $4 Million Restaurant & Retail Stabilization Grant to Support Local Businesses and Grow DC’s Economy” - All the info: www.popville.com/2026/05/wash...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “BTW #supermarioodyssey also has the BEST Bowser's castle out of every single Mario game. Love the Japanese shogun style 🩵”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Cat Axem Green, Pink Gold Boom Boom, Baby Mushbert, and Bowser are engaged in a game of Rummikub.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Wishing anyone who draws bowser as a twink a very ____ _____”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “i thought "bowser controversy" was trending and”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 26, 2026UK

(now, _, chiefly, Australia, and, New Zealand) A fuel metering/delivery pump at a filling station.

‘Kids are breaking into the service station bowsers at night, draining out the dregs of petrol from the bowser hoses, wandering the streets sniffing petrol from Coke bottles all night,’ he said.
Origin: * (liquids): From a surname, , US inventor of the first fuel pump; also a trade name of SF Bowser inc., the inventor's company. * (Irish):. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#3·Apr 26, 2026UK

(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.

2010, David Nichols, Green Fields, Brown Fields, New Fields, footnote citing 1926 report, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Q0HuApjnk2AC&pg=PA309&dq=%22bowser%22|%22bowsers%22+petrol+-intitle:%22bowser%22+-inauthor:%22bowser%22&hl=en&…
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Bowser means: 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.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.

For ESL learners

bowser means: 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.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.

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  • “Most basic example but Im a big fan of the Mario 64 Bowser Stages, including the final one. It always feels like the game is giving you a test of skill when you enter one due to their focus on tight platforming compared to the rest of the game.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Yoshi's Island was my very first game, which also made me a video game enthusiast and I still love it very much. I still remember how awe-struck I was whenever I saw the final Baby Bowser.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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