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Armstrong

proper noun

  1. family name
  2. place name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɑːmˌstɹɒŋ/ / /ˈɑɹmˌstɹɔŋ/ / /ˈɑɹmˌstɹɑŋ/

name

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

  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. A city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.
  3. A small town in the Rural City of Ararat, Victoria, Australia.
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noun

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

  1. Ellipsis of Armstrong gun.

    “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.”