Complete Definition of "stealth"

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English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�lθ|-�lθ

Noun
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  1. uncountable the attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy, or in such a way that the actions are unnoticed or difficult to detect by others.
  2. context|archaic|countable an act of secrecy, especially one involving thievery

#* 1877, George Hill, An Historical Account of the Plantation in Ulster at the Commencement of the Seventeenth Century, M'Caw, Stevenson & Orr, page 352:
#*: [The King] thinks it fit[...] that restitution according to this order be made to the petitioners for stealths committed upon them last winter (273).

Translations
Finnish: salamyhkäisyys, salakähmäisyys
French: furtif
Kurdish: dizîkî, nehînî, razberî

Adjective
en-adj|-

  1. having the ability to not be detected

Translations
Kurdish: dizîkî, nehînî, razberî

Related terms
steal
stealth bomber

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