stealth

[ stelth ]

/ stɛlθ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR stealth ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure.

a furtive departure or entrance.

Obsolete.

an act of stealing; theft.
the thing stolen; booty.

(initial capital letter)Military. 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: a stealth hiring of the competitor's CEO;the stealth issue of the presidential race.

Origin of stealth

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English stelthe, stelth; compare Old English stælthing “theft.” See steal, -th¹

OTHER WORDS FROM stealth

stealthful, adjectivestealth·ful·ly, adverbstealthless, adjective

Words nearby stealth

stealer, stealing, steal someone blind, steal someone's heart, steal someone's thunder, stealth, Stealth bomber, steal the show, stealth tax, stealth technology, stealthy

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Example sentences from the Web for stealth

The most radical design is for a “blended-wing body” that resembles a cross between a stealth bomber and a space shuttle.
Check out Airbus’s concepts for the world’s first ‘zero-emission commercial aircraft’|David Meyer|September 21, 2020|Fortune
The organizational psychologist is advising the software startup BrightHire, which was founded in July 2019 and officially came out of stealth mode this week with $3 million in seed funding, led by Flybridge Capital.
The startup Adam Grant is betting on to fix bias in hiring is out of stealth mode|Sarah Todd|September 15, 2020|Quartz
Another senior Air Force official with stealth fighter experience agreed.
New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019|Dave Majumdar|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
High flying and fast, the F-22 Raptor stealth jet is by far the most lethal fighter America has ever built.
Pentagon Worries That Russia Can Now Outshoot U.S. Stealth Jets|Dave Majumdar|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The U.S. Navy is slowly preparing the first of its massive, 15,500-ton Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers for sea next year.
Can the Navy's $12 Billion Stealth Destroyer Stay Afloat?|Dave Majumdar|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A couple of years later, the stealth world did start to open up.
How the Pentagon Strangles Its Most Advanced Stealth Warplanes|Bill Sweetman|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An independent “stealth expert” was a writer whom nobody had heard from before, and nobody heard from afterward.
How the Pentagon Strangles Its Most Advanced Stealth Warplanes|Bill Sweetman|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This man, who commanded men and had gained his own way by sheer brain and combativeness, fled by stealth from a dreaded enemy.
Robert Toombs|Pleasant A. Stovall
Nonjurors and Scotch Episcopalians could only meet by stealth in private houses.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century|Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton
Babies—she could not tell why—made their appearance in this world by stealth, and must be searched for furtively.
Brother Copas|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
These flies are continually prowling about and prying into every corner, to find, by stealth, a nidus for their eggs.
Insect Architecture|James Rennie
Torcy, three times more starched than usual, seemed to look at everything by stealth.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete|Duc de Saint-Simon

British Dictionary definitions for stealth (1 of 2)

stealth

/ (stɛlθ) /

noun

the act or characteristic of moving with extreme care and quietness, esp so as to avoid detectionthe stealth of a cat

cunning or underhand procedure or dealing

archaic the act of stealing

Derived forms of stealth

stealthful, adjective

Word Origin for stealth

C13 stelthe; see steal, -th 1

British Dictionary definitions for stealth (2 of 2)

Stealth

/ (stɛlθ) /

noun

(modifier) informal denoting or referring to technology that aims to reduce the radar, thermal, and acoustic recognizability of aircraft and missiles

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单词	stealth
释义	stealth [ stelth ] / stɛlθ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stealth ON THESAURUS.COM noun secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure. a furtive departure or entrance. Obsolete. an act of stealing; theft. the thing stolen; booty. (initial capital letter)Military. 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: a stealth hiring of the competitor's CEO;the stealth issue of the presidential race. Origin of stealth First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English stelthe, stelth; compare Old English stælthing “theft.” See steal, -th¹ OTHER WORDS FROM stealth stealthful, adjectivestealth·ful·ly, adverbstealthless, adjective Words nearby stealth stealer, stealing, steal someone blind, steal someone's heart, steal someone's thunder, stealth, Stealth bomber, steal the show, stealth tax, stealth technology, stealthy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stealth The most radical design is for a “blended-wing body” that resembles a cross between a stealth bomber and a space shuttle. Check out Airbus’s concepts for the world’s first ‘zero-emission commercial aircraft’\|David Meyer\|September 21, 2020\|Fortune The organizational psychologist is advising the software startup BrightHire, which was founded in July 2019 and officially came out of stealth mode this week with $3 million in seed funding, led by Flybridge Capital. The startup Adam Grant is betting on to fix bias in hiring is out of stealth mode\|Sarah Todd\|September 15, 2020\|Quartz Another senior Air Force official with stealth fighter experience agreed. New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019\|Dave Majumdar\|December 31, 2014\|DAILY BEAST High flying and fast, the F-22 Raptor stealth jet is by far the most lethal fighter America has ever built. Pentagon Worries That Russia Can Now Outshoot U.S. Stealth Jets\|Dave Majumdar\|December 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The U.S. Navy is slowly preparing the first of its massive, 15,500-ton Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers for sea next year. Can the Navy's $12 Billion Stealth Destroyer Stay Afloat?\|Dave Majumdar\|October 22, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A couple of years later, the stealth world did start to open up. How the Pentagon Strangles Its Most Advanced Stealth Warplanes\|Bill Sweetman\|October 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST An independent “stealth expert” was a writer whom nobody had heard from before, and nobody heard from afterward. How the Pentagon Strangles Its Most Advanced Stealth Warplanes\|Bill Sweetman\|October 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST This man, who commanded men and had gained his own way by sheer brain and combativeness, fled by stealth from a dreaded enemy. Robert Toombs\|Pleasant A. Stovall Nonjurors and Scotch Episcopalians could only meet by stealth in private houses. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century\|Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton Babies—she could not tell why—made their appearance in this world by stealth, and must be searched for furtively. Brother Copas\|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch These flies are continually prowling about and prying into every corner, to find, by stealth, a nidus for their eggs. Insect Architecture\|James Rennie Torcy, three times more starched than usual, seemed to look at everything by stealth. The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete\|Duc de Saint-Simon British Dictionary definitions for stealth (1 of 2) stealth / (stɛlθ) / noun the act or characteristic of moving with extreme care and quietness, esp so as to avoid detectionthe stealth of a cat cunning or underhand procedure or dealing archaic the act of stealing Derived forms of stealth stealthful, adjective Word Origin for stealth C13 stelthe; see steal, -th 1 British Dictionary definitions for stealth (2 of 2) Stealth / (stɛlθ) / noun (modifier) informal denoting or referring to technology that aims to reduce the radar, thermal, and acoustic recognizability of aircraft and missiles Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to stealth covertness, furtiveness, slyness, clandestineness
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stealth

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