stowing
Loading into storage
Stowing is the act of putting something away in a designated place for storage or safekeeping.
The word carries a sense of orderly arrangement: She was stowing gear in the overhead compartment, stowing provisions for the voyage.
The term appears frequently in travel and nautical contexts, where efficient use of limited space matters.
Traveler's packed belongings
- suitcasePortable travel container
- trunkMain stem or storage
- compartmentEnclosed subdivision of space
- overheadLocated directly above
bin · carry-on · packing · travel · belongings · duffel · backpack · storage
Staying out of sight
- secretingEmitting from glands
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- cacheConcealed storage spot
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
tucking · concealing · stashing · compartment · hidden · secret · covert · safekeeping
Systematically positioning elements
- storingKeeping for future use
- packingPutting items in containers
- placingPutting in position
- shelvingHorizontal storage surfaces
organizing · tidying · positioning · fitting · compartmentalizing · nesting · sorting · filing
baggage
Traveler's packed belongings
- suitcasePortable travel container
- trunkMain stem or storage
- compartmentEnclosed subdivision of space
overhead · bin · carry-on · packing · travel · belongings · duffel · backpack · storage · airplane
hiding
Staying out of sight
contraband · tucking · concealing · stashing · compartment · hidden · secret · covert · safekeeping · valuables
arranging
Systematically positioning elements
shelving · organizing · tidying · positioning · fitting · compartmentalizing · nesting · sorting · filing · boxing
cargo
Transported goods
anchor · rigging · ballast · maritime · vessel · berth · galley · locker · hatch · gear
- concealmentconceal, hiding, concealing, concealed, hide
- passenger behaviorboarding, exiting, sitting, standing, waiting
- storingstoring, stashing, putting away, keeping, hoarding
- organizingorganizing, categorizing, grouping, structuring, classifying
- placing actionsputting, placing, laying, dropping, depositing
stowingunpacking
Removing items from containers
unstowing · unloading · retrieving · removing · taking out
stowingdisplaying
Presenting to view
exposing · revealing · uncovering · exhibiting · laying out
- stowing awayHiding aboard transport illegally