napalm strike
Aerial firebomb attack
A napalm strike is a military attack using napalm—an incendiary gel that adheres to surfaces and burns intensely.
The term evokes aerial bombardment, particularly from the Vietnam War, where napalm strikes devastated jungle terrain and caused horrific civilian casualties: The village was destroyed in a napalm strike.
The phrase carries connotations of indiscriminate destruction.
- firebombExplosive causing flames
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- bombingAttack with explosives
- VietnamSoutheast Asian coastal nation
- jungleDense tropical forest
jungle warfare · flames · inferno · air raid · carpet bombing · rolling thunder · explosion · burning · warfare · war zone · airstrike · air support · helicopter · devastation · smoke · chemical · military · combat
- Vietnam WarVietnam War, Vietnam, Tet Offensive, My Lai Massacre, Viet Cong
- Air Combatairstrikes, fighter pilot, bombing run, combat aircraft, bomb run
- airstrikesairstrike, air raid, bombing run, bombing raid, bombing
- military tacticstactics, flanking, maneuver, ambush, battle formations
- arsonarson, arsonist, arson investigator, arson investigation, attempted arson
napalm strikeceasefire
Agreed halt to fighting
stand down · withdrawal · de-escalation · disengagement · truce
napalm strikehumanitarian aid
Crisis relief for sufferers
medical evacuation · rescue mission · relief effort · firefighting · reconstruction
napalm strikepeace accord
Treaty ending a war
peace treaty · ceasefire · diplomatic solution · reconciliation · peace talks
napalm, strike, strikes, struck, stricken, striking, striker, strikers