stowaway
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- noun
- /ˈstoʊəˌweɪ/
- To travel abroad without paying, he decided to become a stowaway on the ferry.
- stowaways on ships
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Watch on YouTubeSo it could survive a trip through space as a stowaway in the nooks and crannies on a rock that got catapulted from one planet to another.
- So it could survive a trip through space as a stowaway in the nooks and crannies on a rock that got catapulted from one planet to another.
Examples
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Georgia overheard the officer say there was a stowaway aboard.
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For just last week, we found a stowaway hidden amongst the potatoes.
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Are you a stowaway on my bus?
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Now, this appears to be no more as we have a stowaway on board.
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I found a stowaway in your suitcase.
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I've never had a stowaway before.
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But we need you to go down to the number two entry bay and pick up our stowaways and bring them up here.
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Crew members of cargo ships, stowaways, and those being smuggled into the country are all potential threats.
Academic text (2002) -
All right, you stowaways.
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Abdelghani Meskini and Abdel Hakim Tizegha both originally entered the United States as stowaways on ships that docked at a U.S. port.
Academic text (2002)
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stowaway comes from the parts stow meaning 'to put away' or 'store' and away meaning 'out of sight'. That's why a stowaway is someone who hides on a ship or plane to travel secretly.