stowaway
stowaway
Definition
stow·away (-ə wā′)
noun
a person who hides aboard a ship, airplane, etc. to get free passage, evade port officials, etc.
stowaway
Usage Examples
Preposition: on
- board: In August, 1848, a sailor searching for stowaways on board the Ocean Monarch, left a burning candle unattended.
Converse of object
- have: Their ship is not intended to reach its destination, but fortunately, they have a stowaway criminal with some useful abilities.
- catch: Prevent stowaways from boarding the ship and have an idea of International Migration Law and handling procedures of stowaways caught.
Adjective modifier
- accidental: Designed to navigate as accidental stowaways the windy ride.
- peaceful: Peaceful villages stowaway in the folds of this landscape.
Modifies a noun
- cat: In recent years, Cats Protection has covered the cost of quarantining several stowaway cats.
Noun used with modifier
- village: Peaceful villages stowaway in the folds of this landscape.
Preposition: in
- fold: Peaceful villages stowaway in the folds of this landscape.
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