verb
hide aboard a ship or a plane to get free transportation
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The illegal immigrants stowed away on board the freighter
• Derivationally related forms: ↑stowaway
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s
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conceal oneself on a ship, aircraft, or other passenger vehicle in order to travel secretly or without paying the fare
he stowed away on a ship bound for South Africa
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stow away [phrasal verb]
When he was a young boy he stowed away on a merchant ship headed for China.
— see also ↑stowaway
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Main Entry: ↑stow
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ˌstow aˈway derived
to hide in a ship, plane, etc. in order to travel secretly
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At the age of 13 he had stowed away on a ship bound for Rio.
related noun ↑stowaway
Useful english dictionary. 2012.