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stealth — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stelthe; akin to Old English stelan to steal Date: 13th century 1. a. archaic theft b. obsolete something stolen 2. the act or action of proceeding furtively, secretly, or imperceptibly < the state mo … New Collegiate Dictionary
stealth — stealthful, adj. stealthfully, adv. stealthless, adj. /stelth/, n. 1. secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure. 2. a furtive departure or entrance. 3. Obs. a. an act of stealing; theft. b. the thing stolen; booty. 4. (cap … Universalium
stealth — [[t]stɛlθ[/t]] n. 1) secret or surreptitious procedure or passage 2) Obs. a) an act of stealing; theft b) the thing stolen; booty 3) cvb surreptitious; secret; not openly acknowledged: a stealth hiring of the competitor s CEO; the stealth issue… … From formal English to slang
stealth — /stɛlθ / (say stelth) noun 1. secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure. –adjective 2. of or relating to military aircraft which cannot be detected by radar. {Middle English stelthe. See steal (verb), th1} …
stealth — [stelth] n. [ME stelthe < base of stelen, to steal: see STEAL] 1. secret, furtive, or artfully sly action or behavior 2. Obs. theft adj. of or incorporating technology designed to prevent military aircraft, etc. from being detected by enemy… … English World dictionary
