| English Dictionary |
STOWAWAY
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does stowaway mean?
• STOWAWAY (noun)
The noun STOWAWAY has 1 sense:
1. a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage
Familiarity information: STOWAWAY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("stowaway" is a kind of...):
passenger; rider (a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it)
Derivation:
stow away (hide aboard a ship or a plane to get free transportation)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." (English proverb)
"Earth is old, but it is not mad" (Breton proverb)
"If you hear a person talking good about things that aren't in you, don't be sure that he wouldn't also say bad things about things that aren't in you." (Arabic proverb)
"Through falls and stumbles, one learns to walk." (Corsican proverb)
"Earth is old, but it is not mad" (Breton proverb)
"If you hear a person talking good about things that aren't in you, don't be sure that he wouldn't also say bad things about things that aren't in you." (Arabic proverb)
"Through falls and stumbles, one learns to walk." (Corsican proverb)