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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Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024
The researchers believe the spotted jellyfish was a stowaway.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
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Noun
As a 1-month-old kitten was hitching a ride on the rails, a fellow train passenger spotted the furry stowaway, a California rescue says.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024
The researchers believe the spotted jellyfish was a stowaway.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
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“Stowaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stowaway. Accessed 30 May. 2024.
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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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