Meanings
plural stowages
- countableuncountableThe act or practice of stowing.
the stowage of cargo
- countableuncountableA place where things are stowed.
Accommodations were so poor I think we were in stowage, with the rest of the cargo.
- countableuncountableThings that are stowed.
Our stowage disappeared down the chute, into the employee only cargo area, never to be seen again by man.
- countableuncountableAmount of room for storing things.
The reduction in the ship's size naturally reduced her stowage.
- countableuncountableA charge for stowing and storage.
We'll have to pay the stowage if we want our crate back.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian подреждане, склад
- подреждане (podreždane)the act or practice of stowing
- склад (sklad)place
Catalan estiba
- estibathe act or practice of stowing
Czech úschova, uskladnění
- úschovathe act or practice of stowing
- uskladněníthe act or practice of stowing
- skladplace
- úschovnaplace
- skladovací prostoramount of room
- skladovací plochaamount of room
- úschovnécharge
- skladnécharge
Finnish ruuma, varasto
- ruumaplace
- varastoplace
- rahtithings
- matkatavaratthings
- tavaratthings
- ruumaamount of room
- rahtitilaamount of room
- varastoamount of room
- varastotilaamount of room
- rahticharge
- säilytysmaksucharge
Italian stivaggio
- stivaggioplace
Norwegian Bokmål stuing
- stuingplace
Polish arymaż
- arymażthe act or practice of stowing
Russian хранилище, укладка
- хранилище (xranilišče)place
- укладка (ukladka)things
- вместимость (vmestimostʹ)amount of room
Turkish istif
- istifthe act or practice of stowing
Cite this entry
stowage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stowage
“stowage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stowage. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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