Bowie

American  

[boh-ee, boo-ee, boo-ee] / ˈboʊ i, ˈbu i, ˈbu i /

noun

1. James, 1799–1836, U.S. soldier and pioneer.

2. William, 1872–1940, U.S. geodesist.

3. a city in W Maryland.

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Bowie British  

noun

1. David , real name David Jones . born 1947, British rock singer, songwriter, and film actor. His recordings include "Space Oddity" (1969), The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972), Heroes (1977), Let's Dance (1983), and Heathen (2002)

2. James , known as Jim Bowie . 1796–1836, US frontiersman. A hero of the Texas Revolution against Mexico (1835–36), he died at the Battle of the Alamo

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Example Sentences

The designs, including silky dresses and billowing space-age black trousers like those worn by rock star David Bowie in the 1970s, were carefully fitted to the robots' skeletal frames.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Since early March, Verona have scored five goals in Serie A and Bowie has got four of them.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Photographs of icons like David Bowie, Stevie Nicks and Mick Jagger line the walls.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Also played during the mission were “Under Pressure” by David Bowie and Queen and “Tokyo Drifting” by Denzel Curry and Glass Animals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Jim Bowie said, “How come you got a white ribbon and Travis got a blue one?”

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly