Stow Away (Verb)
Meaning
Hide aboard a ship or a plane to get free transportation; "The illegal immigrants stowed away on board the freighter".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- Desperate refugees tried to stow away on commercial airliners heading to their desired countries in search of a better life.
- As maritime security increased, human traffickers struggled to get people to stow away on cargo vessels without being detected.
- Hoping for a free ride to the United States, several young people found creative ways to stow away on an international cargo ship.
- On multiple occasions, airport authorities discovered stowaways attempting to stow away on planes by hiding in cargo holds or underneath aircraft seats.
- Two teenagers attempted to stow away on an oil tanker during a busy port stopover but were discovered and apprehended before the vessel set sail.