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stowings

stowings is the plural of stowing.

Meaning of stowing

Noun

stowing (usually uncountable, plural stowings)

  1. (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.1848, Matthias Dunn, A treatise on the winning and working of collieries
  2. (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.1895, United States Congressional serial set, number 3402, page 24

Questions about stowings

What is stowings the plural of?
Stowings is the plural of stowing.

Words near stowings in the dictionary

  1. Stowells
  2. stower
  3. stowers
  4. stowing
  5. stowing away
  6. stowings
  7. Stowmarket
  8. stownd
  9. stownded
  10. stownding
  11. stownds

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