stow away
Sneak aboard ship
Stow away functions as both verb phrase and noun (often hyphenated or solid as stowaway).
To stow away is to hide oneself on a ship, plane, or other vehicle to travel secretly without paying or without permission.
A stowaway is a person who does this.
Three stowaways were discovered in the cargo hold.
The phrase draws on the verb stow, meaning to pack or store something carefully in a space, suggesting the concealment involved in hiding among cargo or in cramped compartments.
Secret unpaid traveler
- smuggleConvey illicitly across borders
- sneakMove with stealth
- covertIntentionally concealed
- undetectedNot discovered yet
stealth · surreptitious · furtive · unauthorized · infiltrate · undercover · incognito · illicit
stowaway
Secret unpaid traveler
undetected · stealth · surreptitious · furtive · unauthorized · infiltrate · undercover · incognito · illicit · unseen
hide
Conceal or pelt
bury · hoard · ensconce · lodge · nestle · deposit · tuck · shelter · keep · safeguard
ship
Seagoing transport vessel
- cargo holdVessel's storage area
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- portDocking place for ships
voyage · deckhand · freighter · container · liner · maritime · nautical · seafarer · berth · hull
runaway
One who flees
absconder · defector · exile · migrant · undocumented · fleeing · wanted · outlaw · evader · illegal immigrant