Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Stowage \Stow"age\, n.
   1. The act or method of stowing; as, the stowage of
      provisions in a vessel.

   2. Room in which things may be stowed. --Cook.

            In every vessel is stowage for immense treasures.
                                                  --Addison.

   3. The state of being stowed, or put away. ``To have them in
      safe stowage.'' --Shak.

   4. Things stowed or packed. --Beau. & Fl.

   5. Money paid for stowing goods.

Source : WordNet®

stowage
     n 1: the charge for stowing goods
     2: a room in which things are stored [syn: {storeroom}, {storage
        room}]
     3: the act of packing or storing away [syn: {stowing}]