Recent Examples on the WebStrong winds and clouds in part forced General Curtis LeMay to change tactics by taking his B-29s to lower elevations and dropping incendiary rather than general-purpose bombs, thereby setting Tokyo afire with napalm. Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 18 Oct. 2017
Word History
Etymology
Middle English afire, afure, from a-a- entry 1 + fire, fure, dative of fir, furfire entry 1