Definition of stowage Stowage

stow•age

We found 15 definitions of stowage from 6 different sources.

What does stowage mean?

Noun Plural: stowages
stowage - the act of packing or storing away
		stowing
		storage the act of storing something
stowage - the charge for stowing goods
stowage - a room in which things are stored
		storeroom, storage room
		room an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
		chandlery a storeroom where candles are kept
		lumber room a storeroom in a house where odds and ends can be stored (especially furniture)
		pantry, buttery, larder a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
		stock room, stockroom storeroom for storing goods and supplies used in a business

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stowage (n.)
The act or method of stowing; as, the stowage of provisions in a vessel.
stowage (n.)
Room in which things may be stowed.
stowage (n.)
The state of being stowed, or put away.
stowage (n.)
Things stowed or packed.
stowage (n.)
Money paid for stowing goods.

stowage
arrimage, the general disposition of the several materials contained in a ship’s hold, with regard to their figure, magnitude, or solidity.
In the stowage of different articles, as ballast, casks, cases, bales, and boxes, there are several general rules to be observed, according to the circumstances or qualities of those materials. The casks, which contain any liquid, are, according to the sea phrase, to be bung-up and bilge-free, i. e. closely wedged up, in an horizontal position, and resting on their quarters: so that the bilges, where they are thickest, being entirely free all round, cannot rub against each other, by the motion of the vessel. Dry goods, or such as may be damaged by the water, are to be carefully inclosed in casks, bales, cases, or wrappers; and wedged off from the bottom and sides of the ship, as well as from the bows, masts, and pump-well. Due attention must likewise be had to their disposition, with regard to each other, and to the trim and centre of gravity of the ship; so that the heaviest may always be nearest the keel, and the lightest gradually above them. See BALLAST, TRIM, and ROLLING.

stowage
An important art more practised than understood, for the stower seldom consults the specialities of the vessel's construction; it is the general disposition of the ballast, cargo, &c., contained in a ship's hold, with regard to their shape, size, or solidity, agreeably to the form of the vessel, and its probable centre of gravity. A badly stowed vessel cannot be properly handled, and is indeed dangerous to the lives of all on board. Owners and masters are legally liable to the losses by bad stowage or deficient dunnage. (See WET.)