stowaway
1 of 2noun
stow·away ˈstō-ə-ˌwā 
: one that stows away
stow away
2 of 2verb
stowed away; stowing away; stows away
intransitive verb
: to secrete oneself aboard a vehicle as a means of obtaining transportation
Example Sentences
Noun A stowaway was discovered on the ship.
Recent Examples on the Web
Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Sep. 2022 There’s an external pocket for your water bottle and an internal stowaway section specifically for sweaty gear. Mark Stock, Men's Health, 26 Aug. 2022 Stern and Whittington’s script imagines a world in which a young Kal-El (who later becomes Superman and his alter ego Clark Kent, voiced by John Krasinski) has a stowaway puppy in the pod that blasts off from the planet Krypton. Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022 Inspired by true events, the film follows Joel, a religious Filipino sailor, who finds a Romanian stowaway, Dumitru, hidden between some containers during his shift on a transatlantic ship. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 July 2022 Due to the extremely cold flying conditions, Dutch officials were surprised the stowaway was found alive. Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 24 Jan. 2022 The film also stars Aisling Franciosi as an unwitting stowaway, Liam Cunningham as the ship’s captain and David Dastmalchian as the Demeter’s first mate. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2022 More than 40 years later, a third-hand account claimed the stranger was no more than a stowaway with area cannery experience. David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2022 Chris Wheeler, owner of Prison Hill Brewing Company, also shared his family history in Yuma, starting with his great-grandfather coming to the U.S. as a stowaway from Spain. Sisko J. Stargazer, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2022 See More
Noun
Inspired by true events, the edgy thriller follows Joel, a religious Filipino sailor who finds a Romanian stowaway, Dumitru, hidden between some containers during his shift on a transatlantic ship. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Sep. 2022 There’s an external pocket for your water bottle and an internal stowaway section specifically for sweaty gear. Mark Stock, Men's Health, 26 Aug. 2022 Stern and Whittington’s script imagines a world in which a young Kal-El (who later becomes Superman and his alter ego Clark Kent, voiced by John Krasinski) has a stowaway puppy in the pod that blasts off from the planet Krypton. Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022 Inspired by true events, the film follows Joel, a religious Filipino sailor, who finds a Romanian stowaway, Dumitru, hidden between some containers during his shift on a transatlantic ship. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 July 2022 Due to the extremely cold flying conditions, Dutch officials were surprised the stowaway was found alive. Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 24 Jan. 2022 The film also stars Aisling Franciosi as an unwitting stowaway, Liam Cunningham as the ship’s captain and David Dastmalchian as the Demeter’s first mate. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2022 More than 40 years later, a third-hand account claimed the stranger was no more than a stowaway with area cannery experience. David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2022 Chris Wheeler, owner of Prison Hill Brewing Company, also shared his family history in Yuma, starting with his great-grandfather coming to the U.S. as a stowaway from Spain. Sisko J. Stargazer, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1848, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1879, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
stowaway
noun
stow·away ˈstō-ə-ˌwā
: a person who hides on a vehicle (as a ship) to travel without paying or being seen
stowaways
noun
as in hijackers
someone who hides on a ship, airplane, etc., in order to travel without paying or being seen A stowaway was discovered on the ship. Synonyms & Similar Words
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