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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Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
The authorities did not release the identity of the stowaway.
—Hank Sanders, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Dali — a Russian national woman who was arrested by the FBI after stowing away on that Delta international flight — was arrested again on Dec. 15, ABC News reported, this time for allegedly cutting off her ankle bracelet and trying to sneak into Canada on a Greyhound bus.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Since 1947, there have been many stowaways who have hidden in the wheel wells of airplanes.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
The authorities did not release the identity of the stowaway.
—Hank Sanders, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Verb
The cause was soon discovered: a young American named Arthur Schreiber had stowed away on board.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Dali — a Russian national woman who was arrested by the FBI after stowing away on that Delta international flight — was arrested again on Dec. 15, ABC News reported, this time for allegedly cutting off her ankle bracelet and trying to sneak into Canada on a Greyhound bus.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Stowaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stowaway. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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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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