stowages

Definition of stowagesnext
plural of stowage

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stowages
Noun
  • Retirees who opt for gold bars often use insured third-party depositories or bank safe deposit boxes rather than home storage, which adds annual costs but also reduces theft risk and simplifies estate planning, both of which are important considerations.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Parks, vacant land and the Des Plaines River all became giant snow depositories.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • From 2021 to 2024 enrollment growth in the county’s wealthiest areas was triple that in the poorest.
    CalMatters, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
  • During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.
    Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • At present, the federal government has struggled to maintain and update several of its existing data repositories, with little public explanation as to why.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The app is not owned in a traditional sense, its website explains, but the Session Technology Foundation manages its app store presence and public code repositories.
    Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • For all its homage to maritime heritage, the rooms themselves do not skimp on contemporary comforts.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Only recently had many countries stopped treating solo female travelers as a problem to be managed, no longer refusing them hotel rooms when traveling without a man, or denying them credit cards to pay for it.
    Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Ukraine’s winter storages will be tapped out before the end of cold weather.
    Suriya Jayanti, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Only a few medium to large storages, big enough to fit a hefty suitcase and costing as much as $20,300 annually, are available.
    Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Developed by Penn Engineers, the system could improve safety of robots operating in cluttered indoor settings like warehouses and factories.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Lawton Road is off Brookshire Boulevard in northeast Charlotte, and is lined with warehouses and tractor-trailer parking lots, maps show.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • From peaches to blueberries, our expert growers offer delicious fruits that are easy to care for and thrive in pots and containers.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026
  • To remedy this, Wood recommends glass containers for storage purposes.
    Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The avant-garde architect Kiyonori Kikutake designed the structure as a modern homage to the Edo period takayuka-shiki souko (storehouses built on stilts).
    Jonathan DeLise, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Although that effort met resistance after the outbreak of Syria’s civil war as Israel began to regularly conduct strikes on weapons storehouses in Syria and on convoys facilitated by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran still managed to keep Hezbollah armed.
    Afshon Ostovar, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Stowages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stowages. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!