Definitions for stowage

stowage stow·age

Spelling: [stoh-ij]
IPA: /ˈstoʊ ɪdʒ/

Stowage is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 192 anagrams from letters in stowage (aegostw).

Definitions for stowage

noun

  1. an act or operation of stowing.
  2. the state or manner of being stowed.
  3. room or accommodation for stowing something.
  4. a place in which something is or may be stowed.
  5. something that is stowed or to be stowed.
  6. a charge for stowing something.

Origin of stowage

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at stow, -age

Examples for stowage

Then there is the pretty problem of the life-boat and the stowage of the same.

Sometimes, to stir them from their stowage, the vessel was fumigated.

In most kinds of freight the stowage is accomplished by means of a screw.

After the engine was installed on board, the stowage of provisions began.

I am just going to superintend the stowage of the provisions and water casks.

Can it be that those concerns up there are meant for the stowage of boxes and hats?

We have everything ready but the stowage of our clothing aboard.

The stowage was clumsily done, and the vessel consequently crank.

Thirty feet by twelve, and an ell for cooking and an ell for stowage.

The embarkation was easy enough, and the stowage still more so.

Word Value for stowage
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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