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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Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2024
Kola fled Albania at the age of 15, first by speedboat to Italy, then as a stowaway to England, clinging perilously to the chassis of a truck, at one point getting dragged along the asphalt.
—Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2023
Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2024
One of the two bedrooms has bold wallpaper, and a roomy closet for stowing away luggage.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2023
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Noun
Do snakes often become stowaways in Arizona vehicles?
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2024
Kola fled Albania at the age of 15, first by speedboat to Italy, then as a stowaway to England, clinging perilously to the chassis of a truck, at one point getting dragged along the asphalt.
—Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2023
Verb
This hat from Columbia is a great pick, with a lightweight, packable construction that’s easy to stow away in a pack for extra protection on the go.
—Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2024
One of the two bedrooms has bold wallpaper, and a roomy closet for stowing away luggage.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2023
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“Stowaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stowaway. Accessed 7 Jul. 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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