pom-pom
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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 hatadornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness |
| 2. |  pom-pom - artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanesBofors gun - an automatic double-barreled antiaircraft gun gun - 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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