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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ABC News, 10 July 2025
The Shenandoah sailed out of Melbourne on February 18, 1865, with some 42 new stowaways on board who promptly came out into the open and enlisted.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Read Next National Stray cat stows away in cargo container from China to Minnesota.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
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Noun
Prosecutors believe Dali attempted to fly as a stowaway on two earlier occasions.
—ABC News, 10 July 2025
The Shenandoah sailed out of Melbourne on February 18, 1865, with some 42 new stowaways on board who promptly came out into the open and enlisted.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
Verb
All the components can be stowed away inside the case and charged using a single USB-C cable.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Read Next National Stray cat stows away in cargo container from China to Minnesota.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
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“Stowaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stowaway. Accessed 16 Jul. 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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