stowed; stowing; stows
Examples of stow in a Sentence
He stowed his gear in a locker.
Luggage may be stowed under the seat.
Recent Examples on the Web
Pack your clothes and accessories in the spacious main compartment and stow your footwear in the separate compartment at the bottom.
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Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
The airport requires airlines to provide detailed information on where each bag is stowed in an aircraft.
—Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 6 May 2024
Plastic is acceptable for lighter-duty containment, while more durable materials may be necessary when stowing heavier items.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 2 May 2024
In addition to adjusting the cabin lights for takeoff and landing, flight attendants will ask passengers to close their tray tables, stow their bags, and return their seats to the upright position — all to create clear pathways to the exits.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2024
The jacket can be folded up and stowed into the chest pocket — great for your hiking backpack.
—Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
Fold down the rear seats and get up to 78 cubic feet of cargo space, or keep the seats up and stow over 40 cubic feet of stuff behind the rear seats and tailgate.
—Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024
By the time Haley slipped out, the TV people had already stowed their gear and begun the migration to the next event, in Epping, while the handful of print reporters who remained were left to scatter to their rental cars and follow suit.
—Kyle Paoletta, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Hollis was ten months old, her Pack ’n Play stowed in the back of the van amid the instrument cases and sundry gear.
—Justin Taylor, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
The airport requires airlines to provide detailed information on where each bag is stowed in an aircraft.
—Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 6 May 2024
Plastic is acceptable for lighter-duty containment, while more durable materials may be necessary when stowing heavier items.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 2 May 2024
In addition to adjusting the cabin lights for takeoff and landing, flight attendants will ask passengers to close their tray tables, stow their bags, and return their seats to the upright position — all to create clear pathways to the exits.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2024
The jacket can be folded up and stowed into the chest pocket — great for your hiking backpack.
—Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
Fold down the rear seats and get up to 78 cubic feet of cargo space, or keep the seats up and stow over 40 cubic feet of stuff behind the rear seats and tailgate.
—Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024
By the time Haley slipped out, the TV people had already stowed their gear and begun the migration to the next event, in Epping, while the handful of print reporters who remained were left to scatter to their rental cars and follow suit.
—Kyle Paoletta, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Hollis was ten months old, her Pack ’n Play stowed in the back of the van amid the instrument cases and sundry gear.
—Justin Taylor, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Stow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stow. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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stow
verb1
: to put away : store
stowed their belongings in the closet
2
a
: arrange sense 1, pack
quickly stowed the cargo
b
: load entry 2 sense 1a
stowed the ships to capacity
3
: to eat or drink up
stow away a meal
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