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STOWING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stowing mean?
• STOWING (noun)
The noun STOWING has 1 sense:
1. the act of packing or storing away
Familiarity information: STOWING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of packing or storing away
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
stowage; stowing
Hypernyms ("stowing" is a kind of...):
storage (the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials)
Derivation:
stow (fill by packing tightly)
Context examples
“Mas'r Davy,” Ham whispered, drawing me aside, while Mr. Peggotty was stowing his bag among the luggage, his life is quite broke up.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
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