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stealth

Syllabification: (stealth)
Pronunciation: /stelTH/
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Definition of stealth

noun

  • cautious and surreptitious action or movement:the silence and stealth of a hungry cat why did you slip away by stealth like this?

adjective

  • (chiefly of aircraft) designed in accordance with technology that makes detection by radar or sonar difficult:a stealth bomber

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'theft'): probably representing an Old English word related to steal, + -th2

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