Armstrong

proper nounnouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈɑːmˌstɹɒŋ//
United States//ˈɑɹmˌstɹɔŋ//
//ˈɑɹmˌstɹɑŋ//

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

proper noun

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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.”
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A city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.
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A small town in the Rural City of Ararat, Victoria, Australia.
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A number of places in Canada: A city in the Regional District of North Okanagan, British Columbia.
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A number of places in Canada: A rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada.
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A number of places in Canada: A township in Timiskaming District, Ontario.
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A number of places in Canada: A rural community and First Nation settlement in Thunder Bay District, Ontario.
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A number of places in the United States: Synonym of Termo, California.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in St. Johns County, Florida.
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A number of places in the United States: An extinct town in Wilkes County, Georgia.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Vermilion County, Illinois.
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A number of places in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.
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A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Emmet County, Iowa.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
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A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Howard County, Missouri.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Bryan County, Oklahoma.
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A number of places in the United States: A township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
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A number of places in the United States: A township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kenedy County, Texas.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Osceola, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.

Etymology

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

noun

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Variant of Armstrong gunEllipsis 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.

Forms

plural: Armstrongs

Armour · A surname.armpit · The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.arms · Weaponry, weapons.

Armstrong · An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for someone with strong arms.

army · A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly…Army · A sports team representing the US Military Academy at West…ARMY · The fandom of the K-pop boy band BTS.

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