Associations to the word «Napalm»

Wiktionary

NAPALM, noun. A highly flammable, viscous substance, (designed to stick to the body while burning), used in warfare as an incendiary especially in wooded areas.
NAPALM, verb. (transitive) To spray or attack an area using such substance.

Dictionary definition

NAPALM, noun. Gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats