napalm
напалм
напалм
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.
/ˈneɪ.pɑːm/
» I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
Люблю запах напалма поутру. — odexed
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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
More definitions
- gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers
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Forms
plural: napalms| Singular | napalm |
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uncountable
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable