noun
- a highly flammable sticky jelly used in incendiary bombs and flamethrowers
Usage: military
verb
- to attack with napalm
Usage: military
Examples
- Napalm was widely used during the Vietnam War.
- The military developed napalm as an incendiary weapon.
- Protesters condemned the use of napalm against civilians.
- The forest fire spread like napalm through the dry brush.
- Enemy forces napalmed the village during the conflict.
- The sticky consistency of napalm makes it particularly dangerous.
- International treaties now restrict the use of napalm in warfare.