stowage

noun

stow·​age ˈstō-ij 

1

a

: an act or process of stowing

b

: goods in storage or to be stowed

2

a

: storage capacity

b

: a place or receptacle for storage

3

: the state of being stored

Examples of stowage in a Sentence

There's a lot of stowage below deck.

Recent Examples on the Web

The sensors require unobstructed fields of view, which can conflict with crew hatches, external stowage, and antenna mounts already present on legacy vehicles. —Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026

The seat bottoms can fold up, enabling multiple configurations, including space for wheelchair stowage, the ability to extend a bed across the pod, or a table to allow business travelers to meet during their flight. —Zach Wichter, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026

There is also personal stowage, individual USB outlets (USB-A and USB-C), a reading light, cooling ventilation, and a privacy curtain. —Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2026

Spacesuit stowage — Flight engineer Zena Cardman photo-documented and prepared for packing components from the station's extravehicular mobility units (EMUs, or spacesuits) that are slated to return to Earth on Russia's Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft. —Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 21 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for stowage

• flowage
• towage

Kids Definition

stowage

noun

stow·​age ˈstō-ij 

1

a

: an act or process of stowing

b

: goods stowed or to be stowed

2

a

: ability to store

b

: a place for storage