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Stowage - 3 dictionary results

stow⋅age

[stoh-ij]
–noun
1. an act or operation of stowing.
2. the state or manner of being stowed.
3. room or accommodation for stowing something.
4. a place in which something is or may be stowed.
5. something that is stowed or to be stowed.
6. a charge for stowing something.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see stow, -age
stow·age   (stō'ĭj)   
n.  
    1. The act, manner, or process of stowing.
    2. The state of being stored.
    3. Space or room for storage.
    4. A place or container for storage.
    1. Space or room for storage.
    2. A place or container for storage.
  1. Goods in storage or to be stowed.
  2. A charge for storing goods.

Stowage

Stow"age\, n. 1. The act or method of stowing; as, the stowage of provisions in a vessel.

2. Room in which things may be stowed. --Cook.

In every vessel is stowage for immense treasures. --Addison.

3. The state of being stowed, or put away. "To have them in safe stowage." --Shak.

4. Things stowed or packed. --Beau. & Fl.

5. Money paid for stowing goods.
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