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STOWAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of packing or storing away
Synonyms:
stowage; stowing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("stowage" is a kind of...):
storage (the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials)
Derivation:
stow (fill by packing tightly)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A room in which things are stored
Synonyms:
storage room; storeroom; stowage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stowage" is a kind of...):
room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stowage"):
chandlery (a storeroom where candles are kept)
lumber room (a storeroom in a house where odds and ends can be stored (especially furniture))
buttery; larder; pantry (a small storeroom for storing foods or wines)
stock room; stockroom (storeroom for storing goods and supplies used in a business)
strongroom (a burglarproof and fireproof room in which valuables are kept)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The charge for stowing goods
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("stowage" is a kind of...):
charge (the price charged for some article or service)
