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noun

Stowage n.

The act or method of stowing; as, the stowage of provisions in a vessel.

Room in which things may be stowed. "In every vessel is stowage for immense treasures."

The state of being stowed, or put away. "To have them in safe stowage."

Things stowed or packed.

Money paid for stowing goods.

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Etymology of 'Stowage'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Stowage" Quotes from Famous Books

... surprise me. Perhaps they wished to take advantage of a tide or a fair wind, and were hurrying to complete the stowage of the ship. ...

— The Boy Tar • Mayne Reid

... number of muskets, spears, and swords were found on board, with a supply of water and a large quantity of rice, in addition to which her hold was fitted with three tiers of bamboo decks, which could be intended for no other purpose than for the stowage of slaves. ...

— The Three Commanders • W.H.G. Kingston

... cause of the chief disasters seems as often to be imperfect construction of vessels and imperfect stowage, as anything else; while loss of life for the greater part arises from a deficiency of boats, and the means of readily unshipping them. As victims of ill-made, badly-found, and rotten vessels, not to speak of land-sharks ...

— Chambers' Edinburgh Journal - Volume XVII., No 423, New Series. February 7th, 1852 • Various

... stowage of cargo he slipped and fell down the hold, hurting his back and breaking his right arm, and that is why he cannot write. He is in great pain; but the physician whom we summoned bade me tell Mistress Margaret that at present he has no fear for ...

— Fair Margaret • H. Rider Haggard

Words linked to "Stowage" : storage, stockroom, strongroom, chandlery, lumber room, storeroom, pantry, stowing, buttery