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pom-pom

pom-pom noun: a rapid-firing small-calibre cannon used especially as an anti-aircraft gun. Also the alternative spelling of pompom.

Noun

pom-pom (plural pom-poms)

  1. A rapid-firing small-calibre cannon used especially as an anti-aircraft gun.

Also used as

pom-pom is also the alternative spelling of pompom.

pom-pom is also the alternative form of pum-pum.

Forms of pom-pom

pluralpom-poms

Origin of pom-pom

Imitative.

Phrases with pom-pom

Questions about pom-pom

What does pom-pom mean?
Pom-pom means a rapid-firing small-calibre cannon used especially as an anti-aircraft gun.
What part of speech is pom-pom?
Pom-pom is a noun.
What is the plural of pom-pom?
The plural of pom-pom is pom-poms.

Words near pom-pom in the dictionary

  1. Polzin
  2. Polzins
  3. pom
  4. pom pom
  5. pom poms
  6. pom-pom
  7. pom-pom girl
  8. pom-pom girls
  9. pom-pom pullaway
  10. pom-pom-pull-away
  11. pom-poms

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