Stowage

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or practice of stowing. countable, uncountable

    "the stowage of cargo"

  2. 2
    the act of packing or storing away wordnet
  3. 3
    A place where things are stowed. countable, uncountable

    "Accommodations were so poor I think we were in stowage, with the rest of the cargo."

  4. 4
    a room in which things are stored wordnet
  5. 5
    Things that are stowed. countable, uncountable

    "Our stowage disappeared down the chute, into the employee only cargo area, never to be seen again by man."

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  1. 6
    the charge for stowing goods wordnet
  2. 7
    Amount of room for storing things. countable, uncountable

    "The reduction in the ship's size naturally reduced her stowage."

  3. 8
    A charge for stowing and storage. countable, uncountable

    "We'll have to pay the stowage if we want our crate back."

Synonyms

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accommodationallocationassignmentburdencapacitycold storage

Example

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"Accommodations were so poor I think we were in stowage, with the rest of the cargo."

Etymology

From stow + -age.

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