stowaway

[US]/'stəʊəweɪ/
[UK]/'stoə'we/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. someone who hides on a ship or airplane in order to travel without paying and without being seen
Word Forms
Pluralstowaways

Example Sentences

The stowaway masqueraded as a crew member.

The stowaway was discovered hiding in the cargo hold.

The crew found a stowaway on board the ship.

The stowaway managed to sneak onto the airplane without being noticed.

Authorities are cracking down on stowaways attempting to enter the country illegally.

The stowaway was arrested upon arrival at the port.

The stowaway was hungry and exhausted after days of hiding.

The stowaway's presence on the ship posed a security risk.

The stowaway was seeking a better life in a new country.

The stowaway was found shivering in the cold storage room.

The stowaway's belongings were confiscated upon discovery.

Real-world Examples

The blue shark's passenger is a stowaway.

Source: Ocean Original Soundtrack

Hey look Passepartout, we've picked up a stowaway.

Source: A bet.

Birds are often unexpected stowaways on ships around the world.

Source: Intermediate and advanced English short essay.

Law enforcement officials say the teen jet stowaway spent 7 hours undetected before the plane's departure to Hawaii.

Source: AP Listening Compilation May 2014

The stowaways who were thought to have boarded in Nigeria had become violent.

Source: BBC World Headlines

So a neighbor stepped in with a coat hanger and used it to " toad" away the stowaway.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2019 Collection

Seven stowaways are in custody after British special forces stormed an oil tanker in the English channel.

Source: BBC World Headlines

This man wore a disguise and became a stowaway on a ship headed for China.

Source: 2007 ESLPod

But King Arthur finds a stowaway, a young kid.

Source: Newsroom

Well, this man was a stowaway on a ship heading for China.

Source: 2007 ESLPod

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