Stealth Noun English Intended Act Action Adjective C

stealth

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\\ˈstelth\\ noun1.
  a. archaic :
  b. obsolete : something stolen
2. the act or action of proceeding furtively, secretly, or imperceptibly
    the state moves by stealth to gather information — Nat Hentoff
3. the state of being furtive or unobtrusive
4. an aircraft-design characteristic consisting of oblique angular construction and avoidance of vertical surfaces that is intended to produce a very weak radar return

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adjective: intended not to attract attention :
    a stealth campaign

stealth
  mid-13c., "theft, action or practice of stealing," from O.E. *stælþ, which is related to stelen (see steal), from P.Gmc. *stælitho (cf. O.N. stulþr). Sense of "secret action" developed c.1300, but the word also retained its etymological sense into 18c. Got a boost as an adj. from stealth fighter, stealth bomber, radar-evading U.S. military aircraft, activated 1983.

stealth
stealth / stelW / noun [U]
   the fact of doing sth in a quiet or secret way
   偷偷摸摸；不声张的活动；秘密行动:
   The government was accused of trying to introduce the tax by stealth.
   有人指责政府想不事声张地开征这种税。
   Lions rely on stealth when hunting.
   狮子捕食全凭偷袭。 adjective [only before noun]
   (of an aircraft 飞机) designed in a way that makes it difficult to be discovered by

radar

   隐形的:
   a stealth bomber
   隐形轰炸机

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stealth
I. \ˈstelth also -ltth\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English stalthe, stelthe; akin to Old English stelan to steal
1.
 a. archaic : the act or an instance of stealing :
  < ingratitude makes it worse than stealth — Shakespeare >
 b. obsolete : something that is stolen :
  < pursue the stealth of pilfering wolf — John Milton >
2. : the act or action of going or passing furtively, secretly, or imperceptibly
 < told him of your stealth unto this wood — Shakespeare >
 < the realization of it was creeping through her veins with the deadly stealth of a drug — J.C.Snaith >
 < with the stealth of years … she had lost a little bloom — Francis Hackett >
3. : ,
 < equaled this great wood-cat in stealth, and far surpassed it in cunning and ferocity — Theodore Roosevelt >
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II. noun
Usage: often attributive
: an aircraft-design characteristic consisting of oblique angular construction and avoidance of vertical surfaces that is intended to produce a very weak radar return
III. adjective
Etymology: stealth, noun
: intended not to attract attention :

 < a stealth campaign >