stowage
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Meaning
The act or method of stowing; as, the stowage of provisions in a vessel.
Room in which things may be stowed.
The state of being stowed, or put away.
Things stowed or packed.
Money paid for stowing goods.
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Ammunition stowage is increased from 36 to 39 155 mm rounds.
In contrast to the elaborate stowage procedures for earlier anchors, stockless anchors are simply hauled up until they rest with the shank inside the hawsepipes, and the flukes against the hull (or inside a recess in the hull).
Depending on aircraft type and age, accessible features of our fleet include movable aisle armrests, wheelchair stowage locations, on-board wheelchairs and, on larger airplanes, wheelchair-accessible lavatories.
The 520 is a sailing machine but it’s also a formidable entertaining platform so it’s no surprise that there is bottle stowage below the saloon sole as has become almost standard on French boats.
The resulting additional space was filled with two separate boxes, one for 7.62×51mm NATO ammunition (coaxial machine gun), and one for 12.7×99mm NATO (.50 BMG) ammunition, and the missile stowage was redesigned to accept conventional rounds.
The missile tubes also have room for stowage canisters that can extend the forward deployment time for special forces.