stowage

/ˈstoʊɪdʒ/
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Other forms: stowages

Definitions of stowage
  1. noun
    the act of packing or storing away
    synonyms: stowing
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    type of:
    storage
    the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials
  2. noun
    a room in which things are stored
    synonyms: storage room, storeroom
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    chandlery
    a storeroom where candles are kept
    lumber room
    a storeroom in a house where odds and ends can be stored (especially furniture)
    buttery, larder, pantry
    a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
    stock room, stockroom
    storeroom for storing goods and supplies used in a business
    strongroom
    a burglarproof and fireproof room in which valuables are kept
    still room, stillroom
    a pantry or storeroom connected with the kitchen (especially in a large house) for preparing tea and beverages and for storing liquors and preserves and tea etc
    bank vault, vault
    a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables
    type of:
    room
    an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
  3. noun
    the charge for stowing goods
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    charge
    the price charged for some article or service
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