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stowage

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stow·age  (stj)
n.
1.
a. The act, manner, or process of stowing.
b. The state of being stored.
2.
a. Space or room for storage.
b. A place or container for storage.
3. Goods in storage or to be stowed.
4. A charge for storing goods.

stowage [ˈstəʊɪdʒ]
n
1. space, room, or a charge for stowing goods
2. the act or an instance of stowing or the state of being stowed
3. something that is stowed

The method of placing cargo into a single hold or compartment of a ship to prevent damage, shifting, etc.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stowagestowage - the charge for stowing goods        
charge - the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge"
2.stowagestowage - a room in which things are stored    
chandlery - a storeroom where candles are kept
lumber room - a storeroom in a house where odds and ends can be stored (especially furniture)
buttery, pantry, larder - a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
stock room, stockroom - storeroom for storing goods and supplies used in a business
strongroom - a burglarproof and fireproof room in which valuables are kept
3.stowage - the act of packing or storing away
storage - the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials
Translations
stowage [ˈstəʊɪdʒ] N (= act) → estiba f, arrumaje m; (= place) → bodega f
stowage
n (= stowing)(Be)laden nt, → Stauen nt; (= space)Stauraum m; (= charge)Staugeld nt, → Staugebühr f


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He gives you the official teaching on the whole subject, is precise as to rules, mentions illustrative events, quotes law cases where verdicts turned upon a point of stowage.
These, in their several ways of stowage, filled the gardens; and shedding a perfume, not of the most delicious nature, in the air, filled it besides with yelps, and screams, and howling.
So with poor Queequeg, who, as harpooneer, must not only face all the rage of the living whale, but --as we have elsewhere seen -- mount his dead back in a rolling sea; and finally descend into the gloom of the hold, and bitterly sweating all day in that subterraneous confinement, resolutely manhandle the clumsiest casks and see to their stowage.
 
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