Word: stowing
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...rover; at hand will be an extension pole with a device similar to a Dixie cup holder at its far end. After he scoops up a rock or dust with the topmost cup in the holder, Schmitt will remove the cup and its contents, seal the little container and stow it away...
...however, no one contemplated a third threat: that terrorists would stow their weapons aboard for action on the ground. Just as new fences appeared at U.S. airports following a rash of bombs on TWA planes, airlines will try to close this latest security gap with a more extensive baggage search. The question is to what extent passengers will put up with such checks...
...ship is considerably more difficult to hijack than a 100-ton jet. On the other hand, a 963-ft. ocean liner contains more hiding places for anyone who wants to stow a bomb aboard. Last week the British liner Queen Elizabeth 2 was in mid-ocean when an extortionist telephoned Cunard Lines and demanded a queen's ransom of $350,000. Six bombs were hidden aboard the Queen and ready to detonate, the caller warned. They had been placed there by an ex-convict and a terminal cancer victim who were fatalistically prepared to be blown sky-high along...
When his name emerged from the coordinator's list of assignments, he swung his sleeping bag over his shoulder, ambled toward the car and introduced himself, "I'm Dennis O'Brien, and this is my old lady Monica. Where can I stow the gear...
...newsmen, but it raised morale and helped to avert a serious health crisis. It may also have saved some lives. Hussein's trigger-happy Bedouins were constantly threatening to shoot photographers who tried to film the fighting from the hotel. The committee finally persuaded the photographers to stow their cameras until the situation improved...