stowed

Put in storage

Stowed is the past tense of stow, meaning to pack or store something away in an orderly manner, typically in a designated space: She stowed her luggage in the overhead bin.

The word often appears in travel contexts—stowing gear on boats, bags on planes, equipment in vehicles.

Make sure all items are securely stowed before takeoff.

cargo

freight

Goods being transported

container · pallet · consignment · galley · berth · hatch · bulkhead · locker · compartment · lashed

secured

anchor

Secures ships to seabed

tied down · strapped · moored · clamped · cinched · immobilized · braced · restrained · locked · latched

hidden

concealed

Made invisible deliberately

squirreled away · stashed · buried · smuggled · contraband · hideaway · compartment · false bottom · hollowed · safekeeping

packed

luggage

Traveler's packed containers

trunk · overhead bin · carry-on · gear · belongings · neatly · folded · organized · compact · arranged

Categories
Opposites
placement/storage

stowedunstowed

Removed from secured position

scattered · dispersed · strewn · unpacked · retrieved

visibility/accessibility

stoweddisplayed

Presented for observation

shown · exhibited · exposed · revealed · out in the open

Phrases
Family

bestow, stow, bestowed, stowing, bestowing, stows, bestows, unstowed

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G