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Meanings of stowaway in English

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Usage of stowaway in English
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The appearance of the wretched stowaway was by this time something dreadful.
Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigands of Greece
2
We also got a stowaway in the form of Logitech's diNovo Mini.
Wired
3
The young stowaway almost immediately opened his eyes and stared about him.
The Cruise of the "Dainty"; Or, Rovings in the Pacific
4
The stowaway seemed to add an inch to his height before replying.
West Wind Drift
5
A stowaway is a stowaway, no matter how you look at him.
West Wind Drift
6
The Captain's gaze settled on the stowaway's spotless white shirt and collar.
West Wind Drift
7
I've yet to see the first stowaway I couldn't bring to time.
The Pirate of Panama: A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure
8
It is not the first case where a stowaway met a tragic end.
The South African
9
This time he was no longer a stowaway, hidden in a secret chamber.
Childhood's End
10
He didn't want to give the stowaway a chance to escape.
A fare to remember: just whistle\driven to distraction\taken for...
11
He isn't a stowaway at all in the ordinary sense of the word.
The Pirate of Panama: A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure
12
Captain, I have taken an interest in that stowaway of yours.
Dick in the Everglades
13
He acted as if he were completely unconscious of the stowaway.
This World Is Taboo
14
But the large-bodied stowaway returned below-decks, white of face and grim of jaw.
Never-Fail Blake
15
We have just discovered that there was a stowaway on board.
Childhood's End
16
Then the stowaway, wavering slightly in the low gravity, came into the cabin.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
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United Kingdom
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