Armstrong

/ˈɑːmˌstɹɒŋ/ name, noun

name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: Ellipsis of Armstrong gun.
  • Grammar: armstrong is listed as name, noun.
  • Nearest alternatives: armstrong name, armstrong number, brawny, family name.
  • Useful contrasts: common noun, forename, frail.
  • Usage evidence: Armstrong was the first man to reach the moon.

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Definitions

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."

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.

Synonyms

All synonyms
armstrong namearmstrong numberbrawnyfamily namegeographic namegun

Antonyms

common nounforenamefrailgiven name

Example

"Armstrong was the first man to reach the moon."

Common questions

What does "armstrong" mean?

Ellipsis of Armstrong gun.

What is a synonym for "armstrong"?

Common synonyms include: armstrong name, armstrong number, brawny, family name, geographic name, gun.

How do you use "armstrong" in a sentence?

Armstrong was the first man to reach the moon.

How do you pronounce "armstrong"?

Pronounced /ˈɑːmˌstɹɒŋ/.

Etymology

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

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