stowage

noun

Definition of stowagenext
1
as in area

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2
as in storage

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Recent Examples of stowage The seat bottoms can fold up, enabling multiple configurations, including space for wheelchair stowage, the ability to extend a bed across the pod, or a table to allow business travelers to meet during their flight. — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026 There is also personal stowage, individual USB outlets (USB-A and USB-C), a reading light, cooling ventilation, and a privacy curtain. — Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Passengers are also required to follow flight attendant instructions regarding the stowage of pet containers. — Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Oct. 2025 There are also individual stowage areas specially designed for a water bottle, laptop, and headphones. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for stowage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stowage
  1. area
  2. storage
  3. space
  4. warehouse
  5. room
  6. load
Noun
  • Shawn Ryan Tackling a distance like that will need considerably more solar area, but Ryan has ruled out the obvious fix of simply widening his current upright bike and plastering it with panels.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
  • By dawn, a margin of only a few hundred votes separated the two camps before the gap grew as more ballots were tallied in areas of the country where opposition was greater.
    — Kwiyeon Ha, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of area
Noun
  • Markovic is a deputy principal investigator for one of the teams tasked with analyzing the barrage of data (enough to fill up the storage on about 40,000 laptops over Roman’s five-year mission).
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • And across the country, utilities have blocked energy-efficiency programs and kept independent storage projects waiting in line for years to connect to the grid.
    — Joshua Macey, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of storage
Noun
  • Assign the task, organize the space, or clarify the expectation.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The fragrance is a delicious mix of sweet, fruity, and floral, thanks to notes of citrus, agave, and jasmine, offering a bright and cheerful scent to your space.
    — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of space
Noun
  • The beekeeper worries the new warehouse-like facilities will raise his utility bills or change the local environment.
    — Drew Hawkins, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Kyiv, meanwhile, aims to sow economic discontent among Russians with strikes against oil refineries and e-commerce warehouses, but experts argued domestic upheaval is unlikely to change Moscow’s calculus.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of warehouse
Noun
  • Thus Johns’s color room is his kingdom, and there are certain hard-and-fast rules for admittance.
    — Vanessa Friedman, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Pairing rolled clothing with compression packing cubes, like this Bagail six-piece set with mesh panels to easily see what’s inside, can help keep outfits organized while creating extra room for souvenirs on the way home.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of room
Noun
  • There’s no doubt about it that hot water serves its purpose to clean and sanitize items, but that doesn’t mean this setting should be the default for every load.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2026
  • This outer layer absorbs physical stress directly, protecting the delicate internal materials from bending or cracking under load.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
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“Stowage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stowage. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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