Definition of stowage

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Stow (v. t.) To arrange anything compactly in; to fill, by packing closely; as, to stow a box, car, or the hold of a ship..

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Stowaway :: Stowage (n.) Money paid for stowing goods.
Yeoman :: Yeoman (n.) An interior officer under the boatswain, gunner, or carpenters, charged with the stowage, account, and distribution of the stores..
Stowage :: Stowage (n.) Room in which things may be stowed.
Rummage :: Rummage (v. t.) To make room in, as a ship, for the cargo; to move about, as packages, ballast, so as to permit close stowage; to stow closely; to pack; -- formerly written roomage, and romage..
Stowage :: Stowage (n.) The state of being stowed, or put away..
Stowage :: Stowage (n.) The act or method of stowing; as, the stowage of provisions in a vessel..
Stowage :: Stowage (n.) Things stowed or packed.
Rummage :: Rummage (n.) A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship; also, the act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage; -- formerly written romage..
Pack :: Pack (v. i.) To admit of stowage, or of making up for transportation or storage; to become compressed or to settle together, so as to form a compact mass; as, the goods pack conveniently; wet snow packs well..
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