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Noun: stowaway  'stow-u,wey
  1. A person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage
Verb: stow away  stow-u'wey
  1. Hide aboard a ship or a plane to get free transportation
    "The illegal immigrants stowed away on board the freighter"

Derived forms: stowaways, stows away, stowed away, stowing away

Type of: hide, hide out, passenger, rider

Encyclopedia: Stowaway