n. A highly flammable, viscous substance, (designed to stick to the body while burning), used in warfare to cause widespread death and destruction, especially in wooded areas.
v. To spray or attack an area using such substance.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A highly incediary liquid consisting of gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps, used as a weapon of war in fire bombs and flame throwers.
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n. gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers
Word Usage
"The most effective incendiary weapon was called napalm."