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Stow vs Stowage - What's the difference?

stow | stowage |

As nouns the difference between stow and stowage

is that stow is a place while stowage is a place where things are stowed.

As a verb stow

is to put something away in a compact and tidy manner.

stow

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) stowe, from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (rare) A place.
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    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) stowen, stawen, stewen, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to put something away in a compact and tidy manner
  • to put something away to store it in a space-saving manner and over a long time
    • Related terms
    * bestow * stow away

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    stowage

    English

    Noun

    (stowages)
  • A place where things are stowed.
  • :Accomodations were so poor I think we were in stowage , with the rest of the cargo.
  • Things that are stowed.
  • :Our stowage disappeared down the chute, into the employee only cargo area, never to be seen again by man.
  • Amount of room for storing things.
  • :The reduction in the ship's size naturally reduced her stowage .
  • A charge for stowing and storage.
  • :We'll have to pay the stowage if we want our crate back.

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