Used in a Sentence

stowage

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for stowage.

Editorial note

If the primary impediment to rapid boarding is cargo stowage, it seems like it would make sense to focus efforts on developing an alternative carry-on cargo stowage system.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A place where things are stowed.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of stowage gathered in one view.

noun

A place where things are stowed.

noun

Things that are stowed.

noun

Amount of room for storing things.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for stowage.

Example sentences

1

If the primary impediment to rapid boarding is cargo stowage, it seems like it would make sense to focus efforts on developing an alternative carry-on cargo stowage system.

2

Could a cigarette fall into the mask stowage box and rest against the oxygen tube thus creating a fire?

3

Loading outbound cargo is way more complex, since the stowage plan of the ship dictates where each container goes.

4

It used to be that stowage space was mostly a waste of capacity on an airplane.

5

CAL is scheduled to launch in early 2016 on a Pressurized Cargo Vehicle in soft-stowage.

6

One very interesting aspect of ship operations is the art of stowage of containers.

7

Why the nose wheel being cocked matters Normally, when retracting, the nose wheel passes through a centering cam or is hydraulically straightened before stowage.

8

Last time she folded down the rear seats for extra stowage?

9

The Apple case has safe stowage for the battery.

10

For the customers in my size category (50k to 1 million TEU / year) the answer is that they may have 2 or 3 planners, optimizing berthing slots and stowage plans, but other than that there is no coordinated effort.

11

What burns me is that my laptop used to wake up instantaneously in 10 when I opened the screen, even after a couple days of stowage.

12

I still wonder about stowage plans for these.

Quote examples

1

Since he never got around to organizing his stowage, he had to ransack everywhere to find things.” This hits close to home… I don’t think I should be a sailor.

2

And ironically one of the most popular ways to “do” the Katy trail is to take the Amtrak to Kansas City since that train has bike stowage, and riding the trail from west to east is (generally) all downhill.

Proper noun examples

1

Stowage plans for ships also have weight, balance, power, and value acceptability criteria beyond availability at a port.

2

Stowage planning is a lot easier if you decide you're going to ignore the details of each container and only occupy yourself with the groups.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use stowage in a sentence?

If the primary impediment to rapid boarding is cargo stowage, it seems like it would make sense to focus efforts on developing an alternative carry-on cargo stowage system.

What does stowage mean?

A place where things are stowed.

What part of speech is stowage?

stowage is commonly used as noun.