stealth
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6.5
- noun
- /stɛlθ/
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sigilo
- Undetected by them, however, was the stealth ship of the enemy in orbit.
- use stealth
- stealth attack
- stealth aircraft
In that way you find stealth ways to get the power.
- In that way you find stealth ways to get the power.
- So if you look up, look up BAE stealth tanks.
- The standard drive mode in this car is called stealth.
- And then DARPA jumps on it with Lockheed and the Skunk Works works on developing stealth.
- It is also the first war where the US Air Force utilized space technology and stealth technology in the war.
- So this is a stealth operation that the shrivers covert preachers, that's what they're doing.
- There might not be propulsion technologies that could be AI, surveillance technologies that could be different kinds of stealth drones.
- What in the world was my son out doing in the middle of daylight flying a little helicopter that was designed to be flown at night for stealth counter terrorist missions?
Examples
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I moved with a greater attempt at stealth after finding this.
Fiction book (1990) -
Jack, put a spit-shine on the equipment, we need to be able to move with stealth and speed.
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Her robes and veil were dark and thick, but she walked with stealth, despite the penetrating midday sun.
Fiction book (1995) -
The thief used stealth to quietly enter the house without waking anyone.
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A cat's natural stealth allows it to sneak up on its prey without being detected.
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To avoid detection, the spy moved with great stealth through the shadows.
Synonyms
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2.7
Being where other people cannot find you to stay safe
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5.0
Keeping something hidden or secret
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4.8
Objects that hide parts of a stage from the audience
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5.3
An act of hiding something so people do not know about it
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7.3
Quiet and secret actions to avoid being noticed
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7.8
A state in which something is out of sight and hard to notice or understand
Doing something in secret to avoid being noticed
Habit of doing things in a hidden way
Trying to avoid being seen or noticed
Being secret so other people do not know about it
Antonyms
Compounds
How Stealthy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word stealth comes from the same old English root as steal, which meant 'to move secretly' or 'a secret act'. So stealth keeps that idea: it is moving or acting quietly to avoid being noticed.