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Meaning of POM-POM

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
  2. [n]  decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat
 

POM-POM is a 7 letter word that starts with P.

 

 Synonyms: ack-ack, ack-ack gun, antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flack, flak, pompon
 
 See Also: adornment, Bofors gun, gun, predictor

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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