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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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