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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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
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
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2026
What to read next That means stowing away gear that's no longer needed, setting up their seats (which have been folded away for most of the flight) and other tasks required to prepare their spacecraft for its plunge through the atmosphere to come home.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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Noun
When the trailer truck arrived at the Cornwall warehouse, employees in logistics and asset protection discovered the unexpected stowaway and safely secured it.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
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
Verb
It’s been replaced with a fully automatic lightweight fabric top that stows away in a compartment located just behind the two-seat cabin.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2026
What to read next That means stowing away gear that's no longer needed, setting up their seats (which have been folded away for most of the flight) and other tasks required to prepare their spacecraft for its plunge through the atmosphere to come home.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Stowaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stowaway. Accessed 21 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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