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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Dali has pleaded not guilty to a federal stowaway charge.
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The Peg Stake is a durable spike that can be easily collapsed and stowed away on the side of Pine Beat when not in use.
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Noun
On Saturday May 24, two stowaway pigeons caused the delay on Delta Flight 2348, which was supposed to fly from Minneapolis to Madison, Wisconsin, according to passenger Thomas Caw, who was onboard the plane during the incident.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 28 May 2025
Dali has pleaded not guilty to a federal stowaway charge.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 7 May 2025
Verb
Read Next National Stray cat stows away in cargo container from China to Minnesota.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
The Peg Stake is a durable spike that can be easily collapsed and stowed away on the side of Pine Beat when not in use.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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“Stowaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stowaway. Accessed 1 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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