pom-pom

pom-pom

(ˈpɒmpɒm) n (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) an automatic rapid-firing, small-calibre cannon, esp a type of anti-aircraft cannon used in World War II. Also called: pompom [C19: of imitative origin]

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Noun	1.	pom-pom - decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hatpomponadornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
	2.	pom-pom - artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanesack-ack, ack-ack gun, antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flack, flakBofors gun - an automatic double-barreled antiaircraft gungun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)predictor - a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival

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