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stowaway

 
Dictionary: stow·a·way   (stō'ə-wā') pronunciation

n.
A person who hides aboard a ship or other conveyance in order to obtain free passage.


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IN BRIEF: A person who hides aboard a ship.

pronunciation In the great days of the British Navy, a stowaway was punished severely.

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  • Platform: IBM PC Compatible
  • Release Date: 1994
  • Genre: Educational
  • Style: History
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - blind passager

Nederlands (Dutch)
verstekeling

Français (French)
n. - passager/voyageur clandestin

Deutsch (German)
n. - blinder Passagier

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λαθρεπιβάτης

Italiano (Italian)
clandestino

Português (Portuguese)
n. - passageiro clandestino (m)

Русский (Russian)
безбилетный пассажир (на судне, самолете), что-л. припрятанное, укромное место, где можно что-л. припрятать

Español (Spanish)
n. - polizón, pasajero clandestino

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fripassagerare, förvaringsutrymme

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
偷渡者, 匿身处

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 偷渡者, 匿身處

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 밀항자, 무임 승차자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 密航者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شخص يتخبى في سفينه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נוסע סמוי‬


 
 

 

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