stingray

ˈstɪŋˌreɪ

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Definition of stingray - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

marinelarge flat fish with a venomous tail

The stingray glided gracefully over the ocean floor.

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skate

law enforcement

TECH.

device that mimics a cell tower

TECH.

Police used a stingray to track the suspect's phone.

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large flat fish with a venomous tail
device that mimics a cell tower

Origin of stingray

English, sting (to pierce) + ray (type of fish)

Examples of stingray in a sentence

The aquarium features a large stingray exhibit.
The stingray intercepted all nearby phone signals.
Authorities deployed a stingray during the investigation.

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French:raie, IMSI-catcher, ...
German:Stachelrochen, Stingray, ...
Italian:razza, dispositivo di intercettazione, ...
Spanish:mantarraya, dispositivo de rastreo, ...
Portuguese:raia, stingray, ...
Chinese:黄貂鱼, 伪基站, ...
Japanese:エイ, スティングレイ, ...
Arabic:شَيْطَانُ البَحْرِ, جِهاز سْتينغراي, ...
Hebrew:טְרִיגוֹן, סְטִינְגְרֵיי, ...
Russian:скат, устройство для перехвата, ...
Ukrainian:скат, стінгрей, ...
Hindi:स्टिंगरे, नकली सेल टॉवर, ...
Bengali:স্টিংরে, ...
Catalan:rajada, dispositiu d'intercepció, ...
Czech:trnucha, simulátor základnové stanice, ...
Danish:rokke, stingray, ...
Dutch:pijlstaartrog, stingray, ...
Greek:σαλάχι, συσκευή μίμησης κυψελοειδούς πύργου, ...
Hungarian:rája, cellatorony-szimulátor, ...
Khmer:ត្រីរ៉ាយ, ឧបករណ៍ក្លែងធ្វើជាប៉មសេវាទូរស័ព្ទចល័ត, ...
Korean:가오리, 스팅레이, ...
Persian:سفره‌ماهی, استینگ‌ری, ...
Polish:płaszczka, stingray, ...
Portuguese (BR):arraia, dispositivo de interceptação, ...
Romanian:pisică de mare, stingray, ...
Swedish:rocka, stingray, ...
Thai:ปลากระเบน, สติงเรย์, ...
Turkish:vatoz, stingray, ...
Vietnamese:cá đuối gai độc, thiết bị giả lập trạm phát sóng di động, ...

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