stowage

/S T OW1 AH0 JH/
noun
  1. 1

    The act or practice of stowing.

    โ€œthe stowage of cargoโ€

  2. 2

    A place where things are stowed.

    โ€œAccommodations were so poor I think we were in stowage, with the rest of the cargo.โ€

  3. 3

    Things that are stowed.

    โ€œOur stowage disappeared down the chute, into the employee only cargo area, never to be seen again by man.โ€

  4. 4

    Amount of room for storing things.

    โ€œThe reduction in the ship's size naturally reduced her stowage.โ€

  5. 5

    A charge for stowing and storage.

    โ€œWe'll have to pay the stowage if we want our crate back.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stowage