stowaway
Hidden ship rider
A stowaway is a person who hides aboard a ship, plane, or other vehicle to travel without paying or without permission.
The term evokes desperate migrants concealing themselves in cargo holds or wheel wells: The stowaway was discovered three days into the voyage.
As a verb, to stow away is to hide oneself for such passage.
Convey illicitly across borders
- sneakMove with stealth
- covertIntentionally concealed
- secretiveInclined to conceal
- furtiveSecretive and sly
stealthy · concealment · surreptitious · hide · undetected · evasion · contraband · bilge
Flight from captivity
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
- asylumShelter from persecution
- exileBanishment from homeland
fugitive · pursuit · desperate · runaway · sanctuary · persecution · freedom · border crossing
Not officially permitted
- illegalForbidden by statute
- intruderUnauthorized person present
- unwelcomeNot wanted here
- interloperOne who enters uninvited
violator · forbidden · caught · discovered · detained · deported · arrest · penalty
Seagoing transport vessel
port · dock · embark · disembark · passage · crossing · transatlantic · freighter
Severe lack of resources
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- escapeFlight from captivity
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- riskPossibility of harm
danger · hunger · thirst · suffocation · death · gamble · hope · dream
One pursuing exciting exploits
- taleSpoken or written narrative
- narrativeAccount of events
- discoveryAct of finding something
- twistRotating motion or surprise
protagonist · mystery · intrigue · revelation · drama · suspense · plot device · unexpected
smuggle
Convey illicitly across borders
furtive · stealthy · concealment · surreptitious · hide · undetected · evasion · contraband · bilge · cargo hold
escape
Flight from captivity
exile · fugitive · pursuit · desperate · runaway · sanctuary · persecution · freedom · border crossing · manhunt
unauthorized
Not officially permitted
interloper · violator · forbidden · caught · discovered · detained · deported · arrest · penalty · fine
ship
Seagoing transport vessel
ocean · port · dock · embark · disembark · passage · crossing · transatlantic · freighter · liner
poverty
Severe lack of resources
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- escapeFlight from captivity
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
risk · danger · hunger · thirst · suffocation · death · gamble · hope · dream · new life
adventurer
One pursuing exciting exploits
twist · protagonist · mystery · intrigue · revelation · drama · suspense · plot device · unexpected · surprise
- stowawaystrain hopper
- escapeescape, flee, flight, breakout, evasion
- sea talespirate story, sea stories, sea story, mermaid tale, ghost ships
- hidden threatsvirus, bug, spy, mole, tumor
- ship passengerstourist, vacationer, traveler, voyager, first class passenger
- wandererswanderer, hikers, vagabond, wanderers, drifter