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Pom-pom

Pom-pom Meaning & Definition
Pom-pom Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pom-pom?

[n] artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
[n] decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pom-pom: ack-ack | ack-ack gun | antiaircraft | antiaircraft gun | flack | flak | pompon

Related Terms | Find terms related to Pom-pom:

See Also | adornment | Bofors gun | gun | predictor

Pom-pom In Webster's Dictionary

\Pom"-pom`\, n. [Imitative.] A Vickers-Maxim one-pounder automatic machine cannon using metallic ammunition fed from a lopped belt attached to the gun; -- popularly so called from its peculiar drumming sound in action. Sometimes, any of other similar automatic cannons.

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