napalm
24
9.6
- noun
- /ˈneɪpɑːlm/
- Offensive
:
napalm
- French aircraft rained down napalm, bombs and rockets onto Egyptian defenses.
- napalm bombings
- napalm bombs
- napalm and cluster bombs
And so his first napalm bomb tests had occurred on the Harvard soccer fields.
- And so his first napalm bomb tests had occurred on the Harvard soccer fields.
- A year later, Motown blaring from a country boys bunker as napalm scarred the sky into jigsaw patterns.
- So one example is there's this very famous photo of the napalm girl.
Examples
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A B-52 unloads bombs and napalm over the jungle.
Fiction book (1995) -
Napalm burned a group of civilians running for their lives.
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A South Vietnamese plane accidentally dropped its flaming napalm on South Vietnamese troops and civilians.
Blog text (27) -
American aircraft attacked the fleeing forces with cluster bombs, napalm, and depleted uranium shells on the Jahra-Basra road at Mitla Ridge.
Academic text (2002) -
The horrific effects of napalm were evident in the images of charred landscapes after the airstrike.
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During the Vietnam War, napalm was used extensively to clear jungles and destroy enemy positions.
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Many documentaries explore the devastating impact of napalm on civilians during military conflicts.
Synonyms
1
7.1
A bottle filled with petrol and a burning rag, thrown to start a fire
1
6.3
A bomb that starts fires to burn buildings or fuel
1
7.4
A simple weapon that uses a bottle of gasoline and a cloth wick to start fires
How Hot
- NSFW
634
3.5
- Offensive
24
9.6
- Specialized
11
8.6
- US
5
1.1
66
1.0
451
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Napalm was formed from two chemical names, naphthenic and palmitic, which were used to thicken gasoline into a sticky, burning gel. So napalm now means that very flammable substance used in bombs and flamethrowers.