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The consequence of the Bay of Pigs failure wasn't an acceptance of Castro and his control of Cuba but, rather, a renewed determination to bring him down by stealth.
Robert Dallek

Meaning of "stealth" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STEALTH

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PRONUNCIATION OF STEALTH

stealth  [stɛlθ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STEALTH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stealth is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STEALTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of stealth in the English dictionary

The first definition of stealth in the dictionary is the act or characteristic of moving with extreme care and quietness, esp so as to avoid detection. Other definition of stealth is cunning or underhand procedure or dealing. Stealth is also the act of stealing.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STEALTH


commonwealth
ˈkɒmənˌwɛlθ
health
hɛlθ
telehealth
ˈtɛlɪˌhɛlθ
unhealth
ʌnˈhɛlθ
wealth
wɛlθ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STEALTH

steal
steal a march on
steal someone´s thunder
steal the show
stealable
stealage
steale
stealer
stealing
stealingly
Stealth bomber
Stealth plane
stealth tax
stealthful
stealthier
stealthiest
stealthily
stealthiness
stealthy
steam

WORDS THAT END LIKE STEALTH

bill of health
board of health
bride wealth
clean bill of health
Department of Health
environmental health
ill health
Medical Officer of Health
mental health
Minister of Health
National Health
New Commonwealth
occupational health
public health
sexual health
the Commonwealth

Synonyms and antonyms of stealth in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STEALTH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «stealth» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of stealth

Translation of «stealth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STEALTH

Find out the translation of stealth to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stealth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stealth» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

隐身
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

stealth
570 millions of speakers

English

stealth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चुपके
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشبح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стелс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

furtiva
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চৌর্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

infiltration
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Senyap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

List
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ステルス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스텔스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Siluman
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tàng hình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திருட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चोरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gizlilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

azione furtiva
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Stealth
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стелс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stealth
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

stealth
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stilletjies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stealth
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stealth
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stealth

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STEALTH»

The term «stealth» is very widely used and occupies the 12.398 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STEALTH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stealth» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stealth» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stealth

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10 QUOTES WITH «STEALTH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stealth.
1
Tim Crouch
A mental shutdown can happen when a young person is put in front of a Shakespeare play. My pieces are designed to release young audiences into the story and then creep up with the real Shakespeare, almost by stealth.
2
Robert Dallek
The consequence of the Bay of Pigs failure wasn't an acceptance of Castro and his control of Cuba but, rather, a renewed determination to bring him down by stealth.
3
Maximillian Degenerez
Insight into character comes from listening intently to the spoken word. The physical person, their charisma, charm and dramatic flair is more often used to persuade audiences, as they use these stealth tools of disguise and deception.
4
George Galloway
The only moral question with suicide bombing is who the target is. And in that sense, the suicide bomber is no different from the stealth bomber or the cruise missile. If it is targeted at civilian people, then it is morally wrong, whether done by Bush, Blair, or a suicide bomber.
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Zac Goldsmith
'Green' cannot be allowed to become an excuse for stealth taxes. And nor should 'green taxes' be about punishment. Instead, they should represent a switch of emphasis. So if domestic flights are taxed, it should be on the absolute condition that the money is ploughed into improving the alternatives, such as trains.
6
Annie Jacobsen
With stealth technology, the U.S. could spy on its Cold War adversaries without running the risk of getting caught.
7
Charles Lamb
The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth and have it found out by accident.
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Bill Nelson
The terrorist uses surprise and stealth, and the only way to defeat that is by having accurate and timely intelligence.
9
John Redwood
The Irish move to a very low corporation tax has generated very significant revenue growth, considerably in excess of Britain's, where a slower economy has been combined with a number of stealth taxes.
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John Romero
You want stealth? Be a rogue in 'World of Warcraft'.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STEALTH»

Discover the use of stealth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stealth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wealth by Stealth: Corporate Crime, Corporate Law, and the ...
Glasbeek is known by generations of students for his brilliant, funny lectures at Osgoode Hall Law School. With Wealth by Stealth his informative critique of corporate behaviour becomes available and accessible to all.
H. J. Glasbeek, 2002
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Stealth Fighter: A Year in the Life of an F-117 Pilot
A pilot recounts his experiences flying NATO missions in a F-117 stealth fighter over Kosovo in 1999.
William B. O'Connor, 2012
3
Stealth
Called back for one last CIA mission, Michael Pretorius is cast in a scheme to steal the technology for the next-generation KGB stealth bomber, and he finds himself embroiled in the deadly games of double agents and ruthless enemies
Guy Durham, 1990
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Stealth
A dark city in need of a hero, a young man with the power to be that hero- a new hero for a new millennium!
William Satterwhite, 2005
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Stealth Warplanes
This magnificently illustrated book describes the aircraft and technology behind the most significant developments in aviation since the jet engine.
Doug Richardson, 2001
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Stealth Liposomes
This book examines stealth liposomes from a multidisciplinary approach, which includes theoretical polymer physics, organic synthesis, colloid science, and biology.
Danilo D. Lasic, Francis J. Martin, 1995
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B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber
This title explores the development and use of the nearly undetectable B-2 Spirit heavy bomber.
John Hamilton, 2012
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Stealth Democracy: Americans' Beliefs About How Government ...
Stealth Democracy finds the type of democracy Americans prefer: the less participation, the better.
John R. Hibbing, Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, 2002
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Stealth
Relinquishing his command of the U.S.S. Ford to take part in a top-secret military mission, Captain Joshua Dunne, aided by counterpart Sheila "Frosty" Kohn, must stop a nuclear terrorist in communist China. Original.
M. E. Morris, 1996
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The Good News Club: The Christian Right's Stealth Assault on ...
In this book she demonstrates that there is more religion in America’s public schools today than there has been for the past 100 years. The movement driving this agenda is stealthy. It is aggressive. It has our children in its sights.
Katherine Stewart, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STEALTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stealth is used in the context of the following news items.
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Navy's stealth destroyer 'Visakhapatnam' launched
MUMBAI: Indian Navy's new stealth destroyer, Visakhapatnam, designed indigenously and fitted with advanced features, was launched in Mumbai on Monday, ... «Times of India, Apr 15»
2
US Navy to Lockheed Martin's F-35 Stealth Fighter: "We're Just Not …
Lockheed Martin's F-35 stealth fighter is a beautiful aircraft. So why is the U.S. Navy "just not into" it? Photo source: Lockheed Martin. Across the U.S. Air Force, ... «Motley Fool, Feb 15»
3
China calls Snowden's stealth jet hack accusations 'groundless'
BEIJING (Reuters) - China dismissed accusations it stole F-35 stealth fighter plans as groundless on Monday, after documents leaked by former U.S. intelligence ... «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Jan 15»
4
Just how good is China's new 'stealth' fighter?
Reuben F. Johnson is a correspondent for IHS Jane's Defence Weekly, a publication devoted to defense and security intelligence and analysis. The views ... «CNN, Nov 14»
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Video: Nike CEO hints that Apple and Nike are working 'stealth' new …
Nike and Apple have a long history together, so as the worlds of fitness and technology continue to collide, it stands to reason that these two giants of their ... «BGR, Oct 14»
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Wireless companies put up more 'stealth' towers
DES MOINES, Iowa — One might be hidden in a cross on a church lawn. Others are disguised as a cactus in the desert, a silo in farm country or a palm tree ... «USA TODAY, Jun 14»
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Thief – reviews of cult stealth steampunk game reboot
A reboot of the cult stealth video game Thief is being released in the UK this week. The game from Eidos (creators of Deus Ex) and Square Enix, will be released ... «The Week UK, Feb 14»
8
US seeks spy edge with stealth drone
It looks like a bat, sweeping, turning. But it's actually the new super-secret Air Force stealth drone. CNN has learned this unmanned spy plane is designed to fly ... «CNN, Dec 13»
9
China 'flies first stealth drone' - reports
China successfully flew a stealth drone for the first time on Thursday, state media said, citing eyewitness reports. A drone, called "Sharp Sword" by the media, ... «BBC News, Nov 13»
10
Korea Dumps Boeing F-15 For Stealth; F-35 Pacific Sweep Likely
The hard core of the matter is that the South Korean military, looking north to China and east to Japan, values stealth enough to pay for it. Is the Silent Eagle ... «Breaking Defense, Sep 13»

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