stow cargo

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• stow away — {v.} 1. {informal} To pack or store away. * /After New Year s Day the Christmas decorations were stowed away until another season./ 2. To hide on a ship or another kind of transportation to get a free ride. * /John ran away from home and stowed… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• stow away — {v.} 1. {informal} To pack or store away. * /After New Year s Day the Christmas decorations were stowed away until another season./ 2. To hide on a ship or another kind of transportation to get a free ride. * /John ran away from home and stowed… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• cargo — n. 1) to carry, haul cargo 2) to load, take on; stow; transfer cargo 3) to unload cargo 4) contraband; general cargo 5) (misc.) a cargo plane; ship * * * [ kɑːgəʊ] general cargo haul cargo ship stow take on …   Combinatory dictionary

• stow — stowable, adj. /stoh/, v.t. 1. Naut. a. to put (cargo, provisions, etc.) in the places intended for them. b. to put (sails, spars, gear, etc.) in the proper place or condition when not in use. 2. to put in a place or receptacle, as for storage or …   Universalium

• stow — /stoʊ / (say stoh) verb (t) 1. Nautical to place (cargo, etc.) in the hold or some other part of a ship. 2. to put in a place or receptacle as for storage or reserve; pack. 3. to fill (a place or receptacle) by packing. 4. (of a place or… …  

• stow — v.tr. 1 pack (goods etc.) tidily and compactly. 2 Naut. place (a cargo or provisions) in its proper place and order. 3 fill (a receptacle) with articles compactly arranged. 4 (usu. in imper.) sl. abstain or cease from (stow the noise!). Phrases… …   Useful english dictionary

• Cargo (2006 film) — Infobox Film name= Cargo caption = Film poster imdb id=0409793 writer=Paul Laverty starring=Peter Mullan Daniel Brühl Luis Tosar director=Clive Gordon music=Stephen Warbeck| distributor=Wild Bunch Pictures released=January 24 2006 runtime= 90… …   Wikipedia

• Ordinary seaman — This article is about a civilian occupation. For a military rank, see ordinary seaman (rating). Ordinary seaman Ordinary seamen swabbing the deck. General Department&# …   Wikipedia

• Seafarer's professions and ranks — Seafarers hold a variety of professions and ranks, and each of these roles carries unique responsibilities which are integral to the successful operation of a seafaring vessel. A ship s bridge, filled with sophisticated equipment, requires skills …   Wikipedia

• steeve —   n. long spar with pulley used to stow cargo in ship s hold; v.t. stow (cargo) …   Dictionary of difficult words

• stevedore — [18] A stevedore ‘docker’ is etymologically a ‘packer’ of cargo. The word was originally borrowed into American English from Spanish estivador, a derivative of estivar ‘stow cargo’. This was descended from Latin stīpāre ‘press, pack’ (source also …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins