stowing away
Secret ship passage
Stowing away is hiding aboard a vehicle—typically a ship or aircraft—to travel without paying or without permission.
The phrase captures both the concealment and the illicit journey: He was caught stowing away on a cargo ship bound for Europe.
Someone who does this is a stowaway.
- boxLidded storage container
- shipping containerSteel cargo enclosure
- economic hardshipSevere money troubles
- false papersFraudulent official documentation
- escapeFlight from captivity
long journey · smuggling · desperation · fear · immigration law · security measures · survival · illegal entry · border control · port authority · heartbeat · human trafficking · breath · asylum · sweat · trespassing · squeeze · cargo holds
action of securing/storing
stowing awayretrieving
Recovering something sent away
taking out · unpacking · removing · unstowing · bringing out