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Definitions for stealth
stɛlθstealth
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Princeton's WordNet
stealth, stealingnoun
avoiding detection by moving carefully
Wiktionary
stealthnoun
the attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy, or in such a way that the actions are unnoticed or difficult to detect by others.
stealthnoun
an act of secrecy, especially one involving thievery
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
STEALTHnoun
Etymology: from steal.
The owner proveth the stealth to have been committed upon him by such an outlaw, and to have been found in the possession of the prisoner. Edmund Spenser, State of Ireland.
The stealth of mutual entertainment
With character too gross is written on Juliet. William Shakespeare.In the secret dark that none reproves,
Their pretty stealths shall work, and snares shall spread. Edmund Spenser.The gods persuaded Mercury,
Their good observer, to his stealth. George Chapman, Iliad.On his back a heavy load he bare
Of nightly stealths, and pillage several. Fairy Queen.Store of cabbins are but sluttish dens, that breed sickness in peace, serving to cover stealths, and in fight are dangerous to tear men with splinters. Walter Raleigh.
The wisdom of the same spirit borrowed from melody that pleasure, which mingled with heavenly mysteries, causeth the smoothness and softness of that which toucheth the ear, to convey as it were by stealth the treasure of good things into man’s mind. Richard Hooker.
I feel this youth’s perfections,
With an invisible and subtile stealth,
To creep in at mine eyes. William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.The monarch blinded with desire of wealth,
With steel invades his brother’s life by stealth
Before the sacred altar. Dryden.Let humble Allen, with an aukward shame,
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame. Alexander Pope.
ChatGPT
stealth
Stealth refers to the act of moving or acting in a covert, secretive or sneaky manner, in order to avoid detection. It can also refer to any technology, design, strategy or tactic used to keep an activity hidden or undetectable, often used in military or technological contexts like stealth aircrafts or stealth viruses.
Webster Dictionary
Stealthverb
the act of stealing; theft
Stealthverb
the thing stolen; stolen property
Stealthverb
the bringing to pass anything in a secret or concealed manner; a secret procedure; a clandestine practice or action; -- in either a good or a bad sense
Etymology: [OE. stale. See Steal, v. t.]
Wikidata
Stealth
Stealth is a 2005 American science fiction action film starring Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, Sam Shepard, Joe Morton and Richard Roxburgh. The film was directed by Rob Cohen, director of The Fast and the Furious and xXx. The film follows three top fighter pilots as they join a project to develop an automated robotic stealth aircraft. Released on 29 July 2005 by Columbia Pictures, the film cost $135 million to make, but was panned by critics, and was a colossal box office bomb making only $76,932,872 worldwide, one of the biggest losses in cinematic history.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Stealth
stelth, n. the act of stealing: a secret manner of bringing anything to pass.—adv. Stealth′ily.—n. Stealth′iness.—adj. Stealth′y, done by stealth: unperceived: secret.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stealth in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stealth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of stealth in a Sentence
This ship in particular has a sophisticated design, stealth features, radars, and a large missile inventory. It is larger and more powerful than most US, Japanese, and South Korean destroyers.
Mr. Ambassador of the Russian Federation, let's be honest, the Kremlin is using food supplies as a stealth missile against developing countries, russia is solely responsible for this food crisis.
Air defense technology has matured and is now able to counter some of the aspects of stealth. This is part of what has to happen as we continue to evolve stealth technology. Stealth is not an on and off thing. The stealth aircraft that we have in development today are very different than the original stealth that we talked about.
Submarines are one area where the United States retains unchallenged superiority over China, they are the one stealth platform with the striking power and survivability to counter the PLA Navy’s surface and subsurface forces.
James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology:
Look at the stealth and sophistication of foreign nation state APTs who break through even the most sophisticated layers of security daily and tell me why they would just give our completely unprotected election systems a pass
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- تسللArabic
- furtivitatCatalan, Valencian
- tajnostCzech
- ubemærketDanish
- Heimlichkeit, ListGerman
- κρυφόςGreek
- kaŝiĝoEsperanto
- sigiloSpanish
- پنهانکارPersian
- häive-, häivetekniikka, stealth, salamyhkäisyys, salakähmäisyysFinnish
- discrétion, furtif, furtivitéFrench
- coireolaíochtIrish
- चुपकेHindi
- lopakodásHungarian
- թարմացված ռումArmenian
- sembunyi-sembunyiIndonesian
- furtivitàItalian
- התגנבותHebrew
- ステルス, 掩蔽Japanese
- 은밀함Korean
- furtimLatin
- прикрадување, потајностMacedonian
- stealth stiekemDutch
- skjultNorwegian
- podstępPolish
- hoțieRomanian
- хитрость, хи́тростьRussian
- притајеност, potaja, pritajenost, потајаSerbo-Croatian
- stealthSwedish
- மறுக்கைTamil
- రూపవిధంTelugu
- tiết lộVietnamese
- Read my lips: nish ahin, nish aher.Yiddish
- 隐秘Chinese
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