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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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Workers at a New Hampshire grocery store found a venomous stowaway in a shipment of bananas, wildlife officials said.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025
Michelle and her new friend stow away in the back of a semi-truck owned by a smuggler named Keats (Chris Pratt, in autopilot mode).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The stowaways, both from the Dominican Republic, were pronounced dead by paramedics on the scene.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Workers at a New Hampshire grocery store found a venomous stowaway in a shipment of bananas, wildlife officials said.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
Verb
Bonus: When the growing season's over, the structure folds down and stows away flat.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025
Michelle and her new friend stow away in the back of a semi-truck owned by a smuggler named Keats (Chris Pratt, in autopilot mode).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Stowaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stowaway. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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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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