stowage
(noun)
noun
1. the charge for stowing goods
Definition categories: possession, charge
2. a room in which things are stored
Similar word(s): storeroom
Definition categories: man–made, room
3. the act of packing or storing away
Similar word(s): stowing
Definition categories: act, storage
Sentences with stowage as a noun:
- Accommodations were so poor I think we were in stowage, with the rest of the cargo.
- Our stowage disappeared down the chute, into the employee only cargo area, never to be seen again by man.
- The reduction in the ship's size naturally reduced her stowage.
- We'll have to pay the stowage if we want our crate back.