stowaway

Meanings

• noun

  A person who secretly travels on a ship, plane, or other transport without paying or being authorized.

  - "Despite being a stowaway, he managed to survive the journey across the Atlantic."
  - "The stowaway was discovered when the ship arrived at its destination."
  - "The story of the stowaway who became a captain is an inspiring one."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with stowaway
crowaway , drowaway , plowaway , rowaway

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Variants

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stowaway , stowaways , stow away , stowed away , stowing away , stows away

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'one who hides away' or 'one who is hidden away'. Derived from the Old English word 'stow' meaning 'a hiding place' and 'away' meaning 'absent'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'stowaway' first gained widespread usage during the Age of Sail when passengers would hide in the cargo holds to travel to a new land without paying for a ticket.

2. The longest recorded stowaway journey was by a man named Marcos Pontes, who traveled from Brazil to France on a supersonic Concorde jet in 1996.

3. In 2001, a man named Steve Fossett set the world record for the longest non-stop solo flight by flying around the world as a stowaway on a cargo plane.

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Related Concepts

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1. smuggler: A person who illegally transports goods or people across international borders.

2. runaway: A person who flees from a place, often in search of freedom or a better life.

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Culture

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Stowaways have been a common theme in literature, particularly in adventure novels and maritime stories. They have also been the subject of numerous songs and films.

How to Memorize "stowaway"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person hiding in a ship's cargo hold, avoiding detection by the crew.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'stowaway' with the idea of hiding or concealing oneself.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Stow Away' to remember the definition: Someone hides Away on a ship.

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