stowaway
A person who hides on board a ship, train, etcA person who hides on board a ship, train, etc. so as to get a free passage.
» Tom came to America as a stowaway on a ship.
Tom kam als blinder Passagier eines Schiffes nach Amerika.
Meaning
1 sensesA person who hides on board a ship, train, etc. so as to get a free passage.
blinder Passagier, blinde Passagierin
безбилетникbezbiletnik
a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage
Examples
6 sentencesTom came to America as a stowaway on a ship.
deTom kam als blinder Passagier eines Schiffes nach Amerika. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It appears we have a stowaway.
Схоже, у нас є безбілетний пасажир. — Ahha
There's a stowaway on the ship.
Tom was a stowaway on a ship.
ruТом был на судне без билета. — odexed
Tom was a stowaway on the ship.
Translations
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Origin
From stow away, from stow and away.From stow away, from stow and away.
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