Stowaway (Noun)
Meaning
A person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The airport authorities found a stowaway in the cargo hold of a flight that had just landed from Europe.
- As the ship set sail, the crew discovered a stowaway hiding in a storage container on the lower deck.
- A 20-year-old man was arrested after he was found as a stowaway on a plane bound for Los Angeles.
- The Coast Guard apprehended a stowaway who had been hiding on a freighter for over a week, trying to reach the United States.
- During the flight, the attendants stumbled upon a stowaway hiding in a bathroom on the commercial airliner.