napalm
A highly flammable, viscous substance, designed to stick to the body while burning,…A highly flammable, viscous substance, designed to stick to the body while burning, used in warfare as an incendiary especially in wooded areas.
» I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
Люблю запах напалма поутру.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)A highly flammable, viscous substance, designed to stick to the body while burning, used in warfare as an incendiary especially in wooded areas.
Napalm
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(figuratively, uncountable, usually)Anything very incendiary; dynamite.
When leaked, the controversial documents proved to be political napalm.
sexual napalm
- gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers
Examples
3 sentencesI love the smell of napalm in the morning.
ruЛюблю запах напалма поутру.
There's the smell of napalm.
American bombers attacked Japan's largest cities with napalm.
ruАмериканские бомбардировщики атаковали крупнейшие города Японии напалмом.
Translations
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Forms
plural: napalms| Singular | napalm |
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uncountable
Word family
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