pom-pom (redirected from pom-poms)

pom-pom [ˈpɒmpɒm]

n

(Military / 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

[of imitative origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pom-pom - decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat pompon adornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
	2.	pom-pom - artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes ack-ack, ack-ack gun, antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flack, flak Bofors 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

Translations

pom-pom [ˈpɒmpɒm] pom-pon [ˈpɒmpɒn] N (on hat etc) → borla f, pompón m

pom-pom pompom [ˈpɒmpɒm] n → pompon m