An alien coming to the United States surreptitiously on an airplane or vessel without legal status of admission Such an alien is subject to denial of formal admission and return to the point of embarkation by the transportation carrier
A stowaway is a person who hides in a ship, aeroplane, or other vehicle in order to make a journey secretly or without paying. The crew discovered the stowaway about two days into their voyage. someone who hides on a vehicle in order to travel secretly or to avoid paying
stow away
Silbentrennung
Stow a·way
Türkische aussprache
stō ıwey
Aussprache
/ˈstō əˈwā/ /ˈstoʊ əˈweɪ/
Etymologie
[ 'stO ] (transitive verb.) 14th century. Middle English, to place, from stowe place, from Old English stOw; akin to Old Frisian stO place, Greek stylos pillar; more at STEER.