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Meaning of STOWAWAY

Pronunciation:  'stowu`wey

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage
 
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 See Also: passenger, rider

 

 

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Stowaway
The fictionalized journal of Nicholas Young, an 11-year-old boy who was a real stowaway on a 1768 voyage of the ship Endeavor. During the ship`s three-year journey through the South Seas, Nicholas has many adventures, and gets to know the ship`s captain--James Cook.

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Stow"a*way`\, n.
One who conceals himself board of a vessel about to leave
port, or on a railway train, in order to obtain a free
passage.
 

 

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