Home › Words › O › overstowoverstowoverstow · noun — the act of stowing cargo on top of other cargo.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, overstow ranks #11,276 of 43,042 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom over- + stow.nounThe act of stowing cargo on top of other cargo.e.g.“The type of overstow described above is the most common type of overstow fault.” — 1988, Prototype Expert System to Provide Decision Support for Stowage Planning. Technical Report:verbTo stow on top of one another.e.g.“A preferred stow is to level in lower hold spaces and overstow by other suitable cargoes.” — 2006, David House, Cargo Work:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).