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Definition of Pom-pom
1. Noun. Decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat.
2. Noun. Artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes.
Specialized synonyms: Bofors Gun
Generic synonyms: Gun
Terms within: Predictor
Derivative terms: Antiaircraft
Definition of Pom-pom
1. Noun. (military) A rapid-firing small-calibre canon used especially as an anti-aircraft gun ¹
2. Noun. (alternative spelling of pompom) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pom-pom
Literary usage of Pom-pom
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept, Southern Pacific Company (1912)
"Pom-Pom followed with feminine curiosity and Scar-Face crawled ... shrilled the
purple Pom-Pom. "Kike!" McClatchy began to crawl straight ahead. ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"The horse artillery brigade ammunition columns carry, besides SAA lor all corps
troops other than artillery, the reserve of pom-pom ammunition. ..."
3. South Africa and the Transvaal War by Louis Creswicke (1900)
"Indeed, it was a TYPES OF ARMS—MAXIM AUTOMATIC MACHINE-GUN (THE " pom-pom").
(By permission of Messrs. Vickers Sons & Maxim, Limited. ..."
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