Dictionary

stowage en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English stow Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English stowage From stow + -age.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act or practice of stowing.
   • the stowage of cargo
2. (countable, uncountable) A place where things are stowed.
   • Accommodations were so poor I think we were in stowage, with the rest of the cargo.
3. (countable, uncountable) Things that are stowed.
   • Our stowage disappeared down the chute, into the employee only cargo area, never to be seen again by man.
4. (countable, uncountable) Amount of room for storing things.
   • The reduction in the ship's size naturally reduced her stowage.
5. (countable, uncountable) A charge for stowing and storage.
   • We'll have to pay the stowage if we want our crate back.

Forms

Translations (31)

cs úschovné (charge) · ru вместимость (amount of room) · ca estiba (the act or practice of stowing) · fi ruuma (amount of room) · cs skladné (charge) · ru укладка (things) · fi rahtitila (amount of room) · ota استیف (the act or practice of stowing) · cs uskladnění (the act or practice of stowing) · ru хранилище (place) · fi tavarat (things) · cs úschova (the act or practice of stowing) · cs sklad (place) · fi rahti (things) · nn stuing (place) · nb stuing (place) · it stivaggio (place) · bg подреждане (the act or practice of stowing) · fi varasto (amount of room) · cs úschovna (place) · cs skladovací prostor (amount of room) · tr istif (the act or practice of stowing) · fi matkatavarat (things) · fi rahti (charge) · fi säilytysmaksu (charge) · fi ruuma (place) · cs skladovací plocha (amount of room) · pl arymaż (the act or practice of stowing) · bg склад (place) · fi varasto (place) · fi varastotila (amount of room)