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stealth
[stelth]
noun
secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure.
a furtive departure or entrance.
Obsolete.
an act of stealing; theft.
the thing stolen; booty.
Military.Stealth, a U.S. Air Force project involving a range of technologies, with the purpose of developing aircraft that are difficult to detect by sight, sound, radar, and infrared energy.
adjective
not openly acknowledged; surreptitious; secret.
They used underhand methods such as the stealth hiring of a competitor's CEO.
Spending cuts are the stealth issue of this presidential race.
(of a transgender person) living as a cisgender member of one's identified gender, without revealing that one is transgender.
For some transgender people, being stealth may be the safest option.
stealth
1/ ɛθ /
noun
the act or characteristic of moving with extreme care and quietness, esp so as to avoid detection
the stealth of a cat
cunning or underhand procedure or dealing
archaicthe act of stealing
Stealth
2/ ɛθ /
noun
informal(modifier) denoting or referring to technology that aims to reduce the radar, thermal, and acoustic recognizability of aircraft and missiles
Other Word Forms
- stealthful adjective
- stealthfully adverb
- stealthless adjective
- ˈٱٳڳܱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of stealth1
Example Sentences
After praising the military in general, Trump boasted his recent success in securing increased military spending, including new stealth planes, tanks, ships, missiles, and drones.
Beijing has already inducted the more advanced J-20 stealth fighter jets, that can evade radars.
Souter was dubbed a “stealth nominee” when he arrived in Washington in 1990, and he remained a mystery when he left.
Up to 24 of the latest F-35B stealth jets will join the carrier as it leads a multi-national fleet of warships to 40 countries across the Mediterranean, Middle East, south-east Asia, Japan and Australia.
It was praised for its compelling stealth gameplay, puzzling and immersive environments, as well as an uncanny performance from celebrated video game actor Troy Baker in the main role.
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When To Use
Stealth is a specific way of acting or moving that is intended to be secret or of avoiding detection, as in The cat used its stealth to sneak up on the unsuspecting mouse. Stealth is also used to describe something that is secret or is trying to avoid detection, as in The thieves organized a stealth meeting, away from the watchful eyes of the detectives.The adjectives stealthful and stealthy are used to describe something that uses stealth, as in The stealthy fox managed to avoid getting caught by the farmer’s dogs. Stealthily and stealthfully are used to describe something done with stealth, as in Santa Claus stealthily slipped the Christmas presents into the stockings to avoid waking the children. Example: The spy used cunning and stealth to sneak into the embassy and smuggle out the documents.
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