pompom
1or pom-pom
Also pompon . an ornamental tuft or ball of feathers, wool, or the like, used on hats, slippers, etc.
Origin of pompom
1Words Nearby pompom
Other definitions for pompom (2 of 2)
or pom-pom
an automatic antiaircraft cannon.
Origin of pompom
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How to use pompom in a sentence
There are young women who look like they could have come straight from a college campus, in puffy jackets and pompom hats.
Inside the Capitol Riot: What the Parler Videos Reveal | by Alec MacGillis | January 17, 2021 | ProPublicaTowards evening the voice of the pompom was heard in the land; but he bagged nothing—never does.
From Capetown to Ladysmith | G. W. SteevensIn the afternoon one of our guns on Cæsar's Camp smashed a pompom.
From Capetown to Ladysmith | G. W. SteevensAs the extended lines of the infantry moved through the town they were greeted by pompom fire, which, however, did no damage.
The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War | Cecil Francis Romer and Arthur Edward MainwaringBoers began attack at daybreak with two or three guns and a pompom, shelling the position hard.
The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War | Cecil Francis Romer and Arthur Edward Mainwaring
A deputation of ladies had, meanwhile, presented the Duchess with a table-gong made of pompom shells mounted on a rhinoceros horn.
The Life of King Edward VII | J. Castell Hopkins
British Dictionary definitions for pompom (1 of 2)
pompon
/ (ˈpɒmpɒm) /
a ball of tufted silk, wool, feathers, etc, worn on a hat for decoration
the small globelike flower head of certain cultivated varieties of dahlia and chrysanthemum
(as modifier): pompom dahlia
Origin of pompom
1British Dictionary definitions for pom-pom (2 of 2)
/ (ˈpɒmpɒm) /
an automatic rapid-firing, small-calibre cannon, esp a type of anti-aircraft cannon used in World War II: Also called: pompom
Origin of pom-pom
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