pom-pom

Examples

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• During the war, ships were often equipped with a pom-pom to defend against air raids.

• During World War I, many pom-poms were deployed.

• The distinctive sound of the pom-pom could be heard across the harbor during the attack.

• The soldiers used a pom-pom to defend the base.

• During the war, ships were often equipped with a pom-pom to defend against air raids.

• The gun crew quickly fired the pom-pom at the approaching enemy planes.

• The distinctive sound of the pom-pom could be heard across the harbor during the attack.

Synonyms

F

flak

vspom-pom

• Archaic

14 8.0

Explosive shells fired at planes that burst in the sky

is a single automatic gun not the general artillery fire or shells

A

antiaircraft

vspom-pom

• Specialized

7 5.6

Guns or missiles used to shoot down aircraft

is a specific automatic gun type within that broader weapons category

A

antiaircraft gun

vspom-pom

• Specialized

1 5.3

A large gun on the ground that shoots at planes

is a smaller automatic rapid-firing weapon used in early twentieth century

P

pompom

vspom-pom

• Archaic

9.9

A small fast-firing gun on ships used against aircraft

is the formal technical term for similar small automatic anti-aircraft guns

A

ack-ack gun

vspom-pom

• Archaic

9.9

A large gun on the ground that shoots at enemy planes

is a smaller automatic weapon that fires rapidly at aircraft

How Fast

machine gun

• NSFW

101 3.5

pom-pom

• Archaic

9.9

field gun

• Specialized

1 6.8

cannon

103 3.9

Surface Forms

Etymology