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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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Dec. 2025
Undeterred, Winnie hops onboard as a stowaway.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
New Atlas, 19 Feb. 2026
Suited for modern, yet functional bath setups, the combination of discreet and open storage is a convenient way to stow away your essentials, or show off your new set of monogram terry cloth towels.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 18 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Ella is shocked to suddenly find Nick (Brown), a sailor and local Newport historian, aboard her schooner and accuses him of being a stowaway.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Dec. 2025
Undeterred, Winnie hops onboard as a stowaway.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
Verb
The removable table stows away at night to clear space for accessing the two individual 75 x 28-in (191 x 71-cm) single beds.
—New Atlas, 19 Feb. 2026
Suited for modern, yet functional bath setups, the combination of discreet and open storage is a convenient way to stow away your essentials, or show off your new set of monogram terry cloth towels.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Stowaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stowaway. Accessed 26 Feb. 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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