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
Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
Before taking off on an airplane, flight attendants check that all items are properly stowed away and seatbelts are on.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
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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
Social Security – which pays less than half of average wages and faces possible benefits cuts – doesn’t stretch far enough and many older Americans have too little stowed away in savings or 401(k) accounts to get by.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
Before taking off on an airplane, flight attendants check that all items are properly stowed away and seatbelts are on.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
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“Stowaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stowaway. Accessed 16 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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