stowage
Because it is a word with a single syllable, stowage is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofstowage
- The act or practice of stowing.
Example: "the stowage of cargo"
- A place where things are stowed.
Example: "Accommodations were so poor I think we were in stowage, with the rest of the cargo."
- Things that are stowed.
Example: "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.
Example: "The reduction in the ship's size naturally reduced her stowage."
- A charge for stowing and storage.
Example: "We'll have to pay the stowage if we want our crate back."
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