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# stealth

noun (stealth, uncountable); adjective (stealth, used before a noun: a stealth plane)

«stealth» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Stealth is moving or acting quietly and secretly so that no one notices you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stealth/#m1)
2. Stealth technology makes planes, ships or other machines hard to detect by radar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stealth/#m2)
3. (games) Stealth is a style of video game or play where you sneak past enemies instead of fighting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stealth/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories, cats, spies and ninjas move with stealth. In science and nature lessons, predators use stealth to catch prey. In gaming talk «stealth mode» means sneaking. Phrases: «by stealth», «with stealth», «stealth mode», «stealth bomber».

### Examples

- The cat crept towards the bird with great stealth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stealth/#x1)
- The spies entered the castle by stealth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stealth/#x2)
- A stealth plane is hard to see on radar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stealth/#x3)
- Owls hunt with stealth because their feathers make almost no sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stealth/#x4)
- I used stealth to get a biscuit without Mum noticing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stealth/#x5)
- In the game, stealth mode lets you sneak past guards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stealth/#x6)
- Tigers rely on stealth, not speed, to get close. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stealth/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: no «a stealth» (but «a stealth plane» is fine). Adjective: stealthy; adverb: stealthily. Said with «ea» as in «health».

## In Jewish tradition

In stories, cats, spies and ninjas move with stealth. In science and nature lessons, predators use stealth to catch prey. In gaming talk «stealth mode» means sneaking. Phrases: «by stealth», «with stealth», «stealth mode», «stealth bomber».

### Examples

- And the people got them by stealth that day into the city, as people that are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle. (Prophets 2SA.19.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stealth/#x1)

### Note

Uncountable: no «a stealth» (but «a stealth plane» is fine). Adjective: stealthy; adverb: stealthily. Said with «ea» as in «health».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «stealth» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stealth/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «stealth» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stealth/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stealth» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/stealth.html) on Mova free.