napalm
a highly incendiary jellylike substance used in fire bombs, flamethrowers, etc.
to drop bombs containing napalm on (troops, a city, or the like).
Origin of napalm
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How to use napalm in a sentence
In late 1944, thousands of bombs packed with napalm reached the Marianas.
Wrestling with the strategy — and morality — of the firebombing of Japan | Diana Preston | April 23, 2021 | Washington Postnapalm is the infamous, goo-like substance that burns quickly when lit on fire and adheres easily to skin.
Sexually-Charged Napalm Sculptures Debut at Gallery Diet in Miami | Ann Binlot | March 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut one artist in Miami has gone even further, creating pieces made from napalm and a rare aphrodisiac soda, Nexcite.
Sexually-Charged Napalm Sculptures Debut at Gallery Diet in Miami | Ann Binlot | March 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLike napalm or the wrath of God, but for your digestive system.
Diet Like Jesus: What the Bible Says About How to Eat | Candida Moss | October 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAuthorities also found the paintbrushes Holmes allegedly used to make the napalm.
Inside James Holmes’s Booby-Trapped Apartment | Christine Pelisek | January 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Urban landscapes had been devastated by napalm and white phosphorous; two major Japanese cities had been leveled by atomic bombs.
The O Word: Christopher Dickey on What Occupation Means Today | Christopher Dickey | December 6, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTThe napalm caught, tongues of flame and roiling, greasy smoke climbed up to the sky.
Deathworld | Harry HarrisonClenching the gun in his teeth, the Pyrran clutched a barrel of napalm with his good hand and hurled it over on its side.
Deathworld | Harry HarrisonTwo Pyrrans were rolling out drums of napalm with reckless disregard for their own safety.
Deathworld | Harry HarrisonThe napalm drums were unloaded without his help and the truck vanished for more.
Deathworld | Harry HarrisonBurning wax was hotter than melted lead, and it stuck to anything it touched, worse than napalm.
Four-Day Planet | Henry Beam Piper
British Dictionary definitions for napalm
/ (ˈneɪpɑːm, ˈnæ-) /
a thick and highly incendiary liquid, usually consisting of petrol gelled with aluminium soaps, used in firebombs, flame-throwers, etc
(tr) to attack with napalm
Origin of napalm
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Scientific definitions for napalm
[ nā′päm′ ]
A firm jelly made by mixing gasoline with aluminum salts (made of fatty acids). It is used in some bombs and in flamethrowers. Napalm was developed during World War II.
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