stowaway

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He'd had to make a drastic change in his estimate of the situation the instant he saw that the stowaway was a girl.

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  1. noun A person who hides aboard a ship or other conveyance in order to obtain free passage.

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  • The man was holding a stowaway, who had just been hauled out of a deck locker This stowaway was not tall, and he was thin and wan and puny-looking. —  037 - The Metal Master
  • I'd contemplated sneaking aboard one of the ships before it left the asteroid, until I realized that the risks of being discovered as a stowaway are unacceptably high. —  Steele, Allen - [Near-Space 05] - A King of Infinite Space
  • RMMD: Sarah either found the stowaway, or this'll be the mildest version of Nightmare At —  Blogtimore, Hon
  • Why was her vagina not inspected by airport security for a stowaway before takeoff? —  Original Signal - Transmitting Digg
  • Now, their state rep has been found as a stowaway on the sinking Goodbye Ship Craddick. —  musings
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/ˈstoʊəwei/
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