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pompom

pompom

9.9
A small fast-firing gun on ships used against aircraft
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : pompom
  • Soldiers quickly loaded the pompom as enemy planes approached their position.

Examples

  • The old warship was equipped with a pompom to defend against enemy aircraft.

  • During the parade the museum displayed a restored naval pompom from the First World War.

  • The pompom was effective in providing cover fire.

  • During the battle, the pompoms fired rapidly at the incoming planes.

  • The soldiers operated the pompom with precision as they targeted the enemy aircraft.

  • The naval museum showcased a historic pompom that was once used in aerial defense during the war.

  • As the air raid sirens sounded, they rushed to man the pompom to provide anti-aircraft cover.

Synonyms

Gatling
vspompom
3 8.7

An early rapid-fire gun used in the 1800s

is a small automatic anti-aircraft cannon rather than that nineteenth century invention
minigun
vspompom
1 7.9

A machine gun that fires bullets very fast and people use on vehicles or planes

is a small rapid-firing cannon rather than a high-rate bullet weapon
antiaircraft gun
vspompom
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A large gun on the ground that shoots at planes

is a smaller weapon used for anti-aircraft and support roles
Maxim gun
vspompom
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A late 1800s machine that fires bullets automatically for soldiers

is a small rapid-firing cannon rather than an early single-barrel automatic gun
pom-pom
vspompom
  • Archaic
9.9

A small fast-firing gun on ships used to shoot at aircraft

is the informal variant used for that small rapid-firing weapon

Surface Forms

pompom singular
pompoms plural

Etymology

Pompom for the gun is a name that comes from its sound. People heard the weapon fire 'pom-pom' again and again, so the fast-firing gun became known as a pom-pom.