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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Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Experts believe Joro spiders were stowaways in shipping containers back in 2014, and that’s how they were introduced to the United States.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 Mar. 2026
The woman – who was previously convicted of stowing away on a flight from JFK – allegedly slipped onto a United flight during boarding and wasn't discovered until halfway through the flight to Milan.
—Julie Hanson, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Using the text as a base, this piece tells the story of an unlikely bond — a ship’s Captain harboring a stowaway accused of murder —through a mix of words, dance, music, sound, and art installation.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Experts believe Joro spiders were stowaways in shipping containers back in 2014, and that’s how they were introduced to the United States.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
This sturdy rack with an industrial feel will finally give him a place to stow away his cycling gear (that’s not the floor in his entryway).
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 Mar. 2026
The woman – who was previously convicted of stowing away on a flight from JFK – allegedly slipped onto a United flight during boarding and wasn't discovered until halfway through the flight to Milan.
—Julie Hanson, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Stowaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stowaway. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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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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