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stowed

/stəʊd/
Meanings

  • the act of stowing or putting away things in a ship or other vehicle for transportation or storage

    - "The cargo was carefully stowed before the voyage."
    - "The crew was responsible for the stowing and securing of all supplies and equipment on board."
Rhymes
Words rhyming with stowed
stowed , owed , owedly , plowed
Homophones
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  1. stowed (en) : The act of stowing or putting away things in a ship or other vehicle for transportation or storage.

Variants
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stow , stowed , stowing , stows , stow away , stowed away , stowing away , stows away
Etymology
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From Old English stowian, from stow a place, a room, a storage place.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'stowaway' was first used in 1811, when a man named Thomas Paine hid aboard a ship bound for England.

  2. The Guinness World Record for the largest number of stowaways on a single flight was set on November 25, 1991, when 31 stowaways were discovered on a flight from Nigeria to London.

How to Memorize "stowed"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a ship or other vehicle, and imagine all of the supplies and equipment being carefully stowed in their proper places for transportation or storage.

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