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stowing

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of stow

noun stowings

  1. uncountable, usually A method of working in which the waste is packed into the space formed by excavating the vein. To render these stoppings effective, they must be built of brick or stone, and plastered with lime, and also supported at one or both sides by stowings of rubbish to provide against the effect of explosions.
  2. uncountable, usually The act by which something is stowed; stowage. Very often, the bales have to be subitted to several transshipments and stowings, for which reason the bales do not all arrive at destination in good condition.

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@misc{stowing_2026,
  title = {stowing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stowing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}