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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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
However, in the summer of 1977 Indonesia targeted the zones where civilians lived alongside Fretilin, damaging agricultural areas to disturb the food supply and using napalm.
—Agathe Demarolle, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
Christa Swanson, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
In 1980, the United Nations banned the use of weapons like napalm against civilians, but these regulations don’t apply on the battlefield.
—Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2022
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Noun
The man whose cologne of choice is napalm spent some time in our humble Midwestern community?
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
However, in the summer of 1977 Indonesia targeted the zones where civilians lived alongside Fretilin, damaging agricultural areas to disturb the food supply and using napalm.
—Agathe Demarolle, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
He's threatened to go to war and napalm the City of Chicago.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
In 1980, the United Nations banned the use of weapons like napalm against civilians, but these regulations don’t apply on the battlefield.
—Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2022
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“Napalm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/napalm. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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