stowed away; stowing away; stows away
: to secrete oneself aboard a vehicle as a means of obtaining transportation
Examples of stowaway in a Sentence
Noun
A stowaway was discovered on the ship.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
Ada Bunting is a bold sixteen-year-old from Barbados who arrives in Panama as a stowaway alongside thousands of other West Indians seeking work.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 15 Sep. 2024
Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2024
The liver and kidneys then convert stowed away vitamin D into the active form that the body requires when necessary.
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The rodent apparently was a stowaway, assuming that there’s no record of that mouse having bought a ticket for that specific flight.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
Ada Bunting is a bold sixteen-year-old from Barbados who arrives in Panama as a stowaway alongside thousands of other West Indians seeking work.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 15 Sep. 2024
Verb
This quick-dry camp towel weighs just 2.4 ounces and stows away in a stuff sack that fits in my pocket.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2024
The liver and kidneys then convert stowed away vitamin D into the active form that the body requires when necessary.
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Stowaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stowaway. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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stowaway
1 of 2 noun
stow·away
ˈstō-ə-ˌwā 
: one who stows away : an unregistered passenger
stow away
2 of 2 verbˌstō-ə-ˈwā
: to hide aboard a vehicle to obtain transportation
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