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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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Delta Air Lines and federal authorities are investigating after a stowaway passenger boarded a flight in New York City before reportedly being taken into custody upon arrival in Paris, France.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 June 2024
Even with this common sense stowed away somewhere in our brains, gracious hosts can't help but want everything to be as close to perfect as possible for their guests (yes, even in the rooms no one will enter).
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Delta Flight 264 took off Tuesday night from Kennedy and landed at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris the next day with a stowaway who had somehow bypassed security, authorities said.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Delta Air Lines and federal authorities are investigating after a stowaway passenger boarded a flight in New York City before reportedly being taken into custody upon arrival in Paris, France.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Verb
Daemon also blames the White Worm, who is found stowed away on a ship caught up in Black’s blockade.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 June 2024
Even with this common sense stowed away somewhere in our brains, gracious hosts can't help but want everything to be as close to perfect as possible for their guests (yes, even in the rooms no one will enter).
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Stowaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stowaway. Accessed 3 Dec. 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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