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stealth

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stealth  (stlth)
n.
1. The act of moving, proceeding, or acting in a covert way.
2. The quality or characteristic of being furtive or covert.
3. Archaic The act of stealing.
adj.
1. Not disclosing one's true ideology, affiliations, or positions: a stealth candidate.
2. Having or providing the ability to prevent detection by radar: a stealth bomber; stealth technology.

[Middle English stelth, probably from Old English *stlth.]

stealth [stɛlθ]
n
1. the act or characteristic of moving with extreme care and quietness, esp so as to avoid detection the stealth of a cat
2. cunning or underhand procedure or dealing
3. Archaic the act of stealing
[C13 stelthe; see steal, -th1]
stealthful  adj

Stealth [stɛlθ]
n
(Engineering / Aeronautics) (modifier) Informal denoting or referring to technology that aims to reduce the radar, thermal, and acoustic recognizability of aircraft and missiles
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stealthstealth - avoiding detection by moving carefully
concealing, hiding, concealment - the activity of keeping something secret

stealth
noun secrecy, furtiveness, slyness, sneakiness, unobtrusiveness, stealthiness, surreptitiousness Both sides advanced by stealth.
Translations
stealth [stelθ] Nsigilo m
by stealtha hurtadillas, sigilosamente

stealth [ˈstɛlθ] ncélérité f
by stealth → furtivement
Stealth bomber nbombardier m furtif

stealth
nList f; (of fox also)Schläue f; by stealthdurch List

stealth [stɛlθ] n by stealthfurtivamente, di nascosto
stealth [stɛlθ] n by stealthfurtivamente, di nascosto

stealth
n stealth [stelθ]
a secret manner of acting If I can't get what I want openly, I get it by stealth. heimlikheid سِرّا، خُلْسَةً тихомълком potají list die Heimlichkeit κρυφός, ύπουλος τρόπος ενέργειας (sala)kavalus نهان viekkaus (à la) dérobée הִתגַנבוּת छिपाव, दुराव potajnost, kradomičnost titokban tindakan mengendap-endap laumuleg athöfn furtività こっそり 몰래 하기 slaptas būdas, darymas vogčiomis/slapta rīcība slepus/zagšus secara senyap heimelijkheid det å snike seg; i smug podstęp disfarce (pe) furiş тайные действия tajné konanie (potajomky) skrivno dejanje kradom [] smyg การทำลับ ๆ gizli hareket; gizlilik 秘密行動 те, що робиться нишком, крадькома خفیہ کاررواءی sự lén lút, rón rén
adj stealthy
acting, or done, with stealth stealthy footsteps. geheim خُطُوات مُتَسَتِّرَه потаен kradmý snigende verstohlen κρυφός salakaval, hiiliv مخفيانه salamyhkäinen furtif בְּהִתגַנבוּת गुप्त, छिपा potajan, neopažen titkos mengendap-endap laumulegur furtivo こそこそした 몰래 하는 atsargus, tylus, sėlinantis zaglīgs; slepens secara senyap heimelijk snikende; hemmelig ukradkowy furtivo ascuns тайный; бесшумный kradmý skriven neopažen förstulen, smygande ซึ่งแอบทำลับ ๆ usulca/sessizce yapılan 秘密而為的 таємний; зроблений нишком, крадькома چوری چھپے کیا گیا lén lút, vụng trộm
adv stealthily
stilletjies بِخُطُواتٍ مُتَسَتِّرَه прикрито kradmo snigende verstohlen κρυφά salakavalalt بطور مخفيانه salamyhkäisesti furtivement בְּהִתגַנבוּת छिपे-छिपे, चोरी-चोरी, चुपके से potajno, kradomice titkosan dengan mengendap-endap laumulega furtivamente こっそりと 남몰래, 슬쩍 vogčiomis zagšus; zaglīgi dengan senyap heimelijk snikende; hemmelig ukradkiem furtivamente pe ascuns тайком kradmo skrivoma neopaženo förstulet, smygande อย่างเงียบเชียบ; อย่างเป็นความลับ usulca, çaktırmadan 暗中進行地 крадькома, нишком خفیہ طور پر lén lút, vụng trộm
n stealthiness
heimlikheid الخُروج خِلْسَةً прикритост tajné jednání listighed die Heimlichkeit το να γίνεται κτ. κρυφά salakavalus مخفي salamyhkäisyys manière furtive הִתגַנבוּת चोरी-छिपे potajnost titkosság tindakan mengendap-endap laumuleg hegðun furtività こっそりすること 은밀함 atsargumas, slaptumas zaglīgums; slepenība kesenyapan heimelijkheid sniking; hemmelighet ukradkowość ar furtivo caracter ascuns тайность действий tajnostkárstvo skrivnostnost neopaženost förstulenhet ความเงียบเชียบ gizlilik 秘密行動 потайність چوری sự lén lút, vụng trộm


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Ney, who had had a corps of ten thousand men, reached Napoleon at Orsha with only one thousand men left, having abandoned all the rest and all his cannon, and having crossed the Dnieper at night by stealth at a wooded spot.
He proceeded with unwonted stealth, for Kulonga had taught him great respect for the little sharp splinters of wood which dealt death so swiftly and unerringly.
And then he went on more slowly and with greater stealth and caution, for now Tarzan of the Apes was seeking a kill.
 
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