pom-pom was a nickname used for various light autocannon whose sound was described as "pom-pom". It may refer to :
*QF 1 pounder Mk I and II Maxim-Nordenfelt and Vickers-Maxim 37mm infantry gun of the Second Boer War, and World War I anti-aircraft gun.
*QF 2 pounder Mk II & Mk VIII Vickers 40mm naval anti-aircraft autocannon of World War I and World War II
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Pom-pon (disambiguation) — Pom pon, Pompon, Pom pom, or Pompom may refer to:* Pom pons, used by cheerleaders * François Pompon (1856–1933), a French sculptor * Pom Pom (gun), nickname for light guns from the Boer War * QF 2 pounder naval gun British anti aircraft gun in… … Wikipedia
pom-pom — (n.) Maxim automatic gun, 1899, of imitative origin, soldiers slang from the Boer War. The unrelated word meaning ornamental round tuft (originally on a hat, etc.) is first attested 1748, from Fr. pompon (1725), of unknown origin … Etymology dictionary
gun — Synonyms and related words: AA gun, Armstrong, BAR, BB gun, Benet Mercie, Beretta, Big Bertha, Bren, Bren gun, Browning, Cain, Colt, Garand, Garand rifle, Garling, Gatling, Gatling gun, Hotchkiss, Krupp, Lancaster, Lee Enfield, Lee Metford, Lewis … Moby Thesaurus
gun — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. firearm (see arms). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A cannon] Syn. piece, orDNAnce, heavy orDNAnce, rifle. Types of large guns include: long gun, siege gun, howitzer, mortar, antitank gun, culverin, field… … English dictionary for students
Pom-pom — Pompom Pom pom , Pom pom Pom pom , n. [Imitative.] (Mil.) originally, 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pom-pom — I. noun Etymology: alteration of pompon Date: 1873 1. an ornamental ball or tuft used especially on clothing, caps, or costumes 2. a handheld usually brightly colored fluffy ball flourished by cheerleaders II. noun Etymology: imitative; from the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pom-pom — n. an automatic quick firing gun esp. on a ship. Etymology: imit … Useful english dictionary
QF 1 pounder pom-pom — Not to be confused with the QF 2 pounder naval gun also known as the pom pom. QF 1 pdr Mark I II ( pom pom ) Mk II gun dated 1903, on anti aircraft mounting, at the Imperial War Museum, London … Wikipedia
QF 2 pounder naval gun — Infobox Weapon name= QF 2 pdr Mark VIII ( pom pom ) caption= The quadruple 2 pdr mounting (Mk.VII) of HMS Kelvin origin= United Kingdom type= autocannon is ranged= yes is bladed= is explosive= yes is artillery= yes is vehicle= is missile= is UK=… … Wikipedia
Maxim gun — An early Maxim gun in operation with the Royal Navy Type Heavy Machine Gun Place of origin … Wikipedia
