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ADJ.
colossal, largest, political, sexual
VERB + NAPALM
load, smell
NAPALM + NOUN
jungle, morning
PREP.
in, on, with
noun
A highly flammable, viscous substance, designed to stick to the body while burning, used in warfare as an incendiary especially in wooded areas.
A trio of needle-nosed silver Phantom jets descended from the clouds and dropped a colossal load of napalm on the jungle. Flames turned the screen red and orange. Silence followed. “You smell that?” Kilgore said, almost to himself. Then, louder, “You smell that?” Lance, the champion surfer, asked “What?” Kilgore, lit by the glow of burning trees, retorted, “Napalm, son—nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed for 12 hours, and when it was all over I walked up; we didn’t find one of ’em … not one stinking dink body. But the smell—you know, that gasoline smell—the whole hill—it smelled like … victory.”
Anything very incendiary; dynamite.
When leaked, the controversial documents proved to be political napalm.
sexual napalm
verb
To spray or attack with napalm.
A trio of needle-nosed silver Phantom jets descended from the clouds and dropped a colossal load of napalm on the jungle. Flames turned the screen red and orange. Silence followed. “You smell that?” K
WiktionaryWhen leaked, the controversial documents proved to be political napalm.
Wiktionarysexual napalm
WiktionaryThere's the smell of napalm.
Tatoeba · #1670972I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
Tatoeba · #1875799American bombers attacked Japan's largest cities with napalm.
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