 Even aircraft have been described as "flying fuel bowsers" when configured to ferry fuel to support a forward operation.The related verb, "bowsing", is used in the fuel distribution industry to refer to the practice of customers of one fuel distributor to be able to collect fuel from a depot (including retail stations) of a second fuel distributor, at the prices of the first distributor.As such, it is a method of mutual distribution, improving fuel access for customers while reducing the main costs of each distributor.