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Armstrong

//ˈɑːmˌstɹɒŋ// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for someone with strong arms.

    "With events cascading so quickly that last year often feels like another era, Armstrong wanted to create what he called, when I spoke to him last week, “a feeling of nowness.”"

  2. 2
    A city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.
  3. 3
    A small town in the Rural City of Ararat, Victoria, Australia.
  4. 4
    A number of places in Canada:; A city in the Regional District of North Okanagan, British Columbia.
  5. 5
    A number of places in Canada:; A rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in Canada:; A township in Timiskaming District, Ontario.
  2. 7
    A number of places in Canada:; A rural community and First Nation settlement in Thunder Bay District, Ontario.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; Synonym of Termo, California.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in St. Johns County, Florida.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; An extinct town in Wilkes County, Georgia.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Vermilion County, Illinois.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A township and unincorporated community therein, in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Emmet County, Iowa.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Howard County, Missouri.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Bryan County, Oklahoma.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Kenedy County, Texas.
  15. 20
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Osceola, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of Armstrong gun. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

    "There would be a special commendation for the Royal Artillery, who were handling their Armstrongs with great precision and a speed Wolseley had never seen before in muzzle-loading guns."

Etymology

Etymology 1

By surface analysis, arm + strong. The rural municipality in Manitoba is named after politician James William Armstrong (1860 - 1928).

Etymology 2

By surface analysis, arm + strong. The rural municipality in Manitoba is named after politician James William Armstrong (1860 - 1928).

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