
In parts of Australia, gas pumps are known colloquially as petrol bowsers. In England, Bowsers refer to large mobile water tanks. Bowsers can also refer to aircraft fuel tankers, army fuel tankers, seaplane refueling boats and vehicles that transport fuel for construction equipment, including excavators and bulldozers.
In all cases, the source of the name is Sylvanus F. Bowser, an inventor from Indiana.
