First Known Use: 1942
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1napalm
noun na·palm \ˈnā-ˌpäm, -ˌpälm also ˈna- also nə-ˈpä(l)m\
: a thick substance that contains gasoline and that is used in bombs that cause a destructive fire over a wide area
Full Definition of NAPALM
1
: a thickener consisting of a mixture of aluminum soaps used in jelling gasoline (as for incendiary bombs)
2
: fuel jelled with napalm
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Origin of NAPALM
naphthene + palmitate
Rhymes with NAPALM
A-bomb, aplomb, ashram, bee balm, buzz bomb, car bomb, Ceram, cheongsam, coulomb, Coulomb, dive-bomb, dot-com, EPROM, firebomb, grande dame, H-bomb, imam, Islam, Long Tom, nizam, noncom, oil palm, phenom, pogrom, pom-pom, réclame, rhabdom, salaam, sitcom, skip bomb, Songnam, stink bomb, tam-tam, therefrom, time bomb, tom-tom, wax palm, wherefrom, wigwam
2napalm
verb
Definition of NAPALM
transitive verb
: to assault with napalm
First Known Use of NAPALM
1950
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