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stowaway

/ˈstəʊəweɪ/noun

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छिपकर यात्रा करने वाला

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Asked in previous papers

as one-word substitution

SSC CHSL Pre 2021SSC Exams before 2018
noun
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    [C]

    a person who hides in a ship or plane before it leaves, in order to travel without paying or being seen

    छिपकर यात्रा करने वाला

    • A stowaway was found in the ship's cargo hold.
    • The ship's captain found a stowaway hiding among the barrels.
    • A stowaway was discovered on the cargo plane, hiding behind boxes.
    + 2 more examples
    • The ship's crew handed the stowaway to the port police.
    • Two boys travelled as stowaways on a goods train for ten kilometres.

    Synonyms fare dodger illegal passenger

◇Word family
stow verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

fare dodger illegal passenger

AaSpelling

stow·a·way

§Grammar and usage

The verb stow away means to hide on a ship or plane; stow means to put away carefully ('stow your luggage').

Verb stow away का अर्थ जहाज़ या विमान में छिपना; stow का अर्थ सावधानी से रखना है ('stow your luggage')।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked very often: a person who hides on a ship or plane to travel without paying is a stowaway; one who travels on a train without a ticket a ticketless traveller or fare dodger; one who enters a country illegally an illegal immigrant.

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: बिना किराए यात्रा के लिए जहाज़ या विमान में छिपने वाला stowaway; बिना टिकट ट्रेन में यात्रा करने वाला ticketless traveller या fare dodger; अवैध रूप से देश में घुसने वाला illegal immigrant।