Armstrong

[ ahrm-strawng ]

noun

1. (Daniel) Louis Satchmo, 1900–71, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
2. Edwin Howard, 1890–1954, U.S. electrical engineer and inventor: developed frequency modulation.
3. Henry Henry Jackson, 1912–88, U.S. boxer: world featherweight champion 1937–38; world lightweight champion 1938–39; world welterweight champion 1938–40.
4. Lance, born 1971, U.S. cyclist with seven consecutive victories (1999–2005) in the Tour-de-France.
5. Neil A., 1930–2012, U.S. astronaut: first person to walk on the moon, July 20, 1969.

Armstrong

/ ˈɑːmˌstrɒŋ /

noun

1. ArmstrongEdwin Howard18901954MUSTECHNOLOGY: engineer Edwin Howard. 1890–1954, US electrical engineer; invented the superheterodyne radio receiver and the FM radio
2. Armstrong(Daniel) Louis19001971MUSMUSIC: jazz trumpeterMUSIC: bandleaderMUSIC: singer ( Daniel ) Louis, known as Satchmo. 1900–71, US jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and singer
3. ArmstrongGillian1950FAustralianFILMS AND TV: director Gillian. born 1950, Australian film director; her films include My Brilliant Career (1978), Little Women (1994), and Charlotte Gray (2001)
4. ArmstrongNeil (Alden)19302012MUSTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: astronaut Neil ( Alden ). 1930–2012, US astronaut; commanded Apollo 11 on the first manned lunar landing during which he became the first man to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969
5. ArmstrongLance1971MUSSPORT: cyclist Lance . born 1971, US cyclist, winner of 7 Tour de France titles, 1999–2005; stripped of the titles in 2012 and banned for life, having been found to have used banned substances

Example Sentences

Armstrong notes that a group of friends not all being in the same place 17 years later is “more realistic” than if they had all been still friends and still living in New York.

From Washington Post

Armstrong said she’s worked for two venture-backed e-commerce startups previously, including greeting card maker Lovepop.

From Digiday

Armstrong said in an interview that in the next two weeks, the agency and its contracted partners hope to more than double the number of genomic sequences posted on public websites.

From Washington Post

“We cannot emphasize enough how important it is to understand that investing in crypto is not without risk,” Armstrong wrote in a blog post on the company website.

From Fortune

In a blog post announcing the changes, Armstrong noted that Kelly will be replacing Chris Dodds as the Chair of the Audit and Compliance Committee, and that Dodds intends to spend more time on matters related to his family.

From Fortune

I just did one [Geezer] with Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day.

From The Daily Beast

The Daily Telegraph's Lisa Armstrong called the show a "stupendously vacuous enterprise."

From The Daily Beast

With exquisite timing, religious historian Karen Armstrong steps forth with Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence.

From The Daily Beast

As Armstrong writes, “It was not a ‘great objective something,’ but had imprecise connotations of obligation and taboo.”

From The Daily Beast

Armstrong notes that Wise washed his clothes as soon as he got home that night.

From The Daily Beast

The school began with General Armstrong as the principal, two additional teachers and fifteen students.

From Project Gutenberg

So in the eighteen months since Dr. Armstrong had been preaching in the church on the corner, John had hardly spoken to a child.

From Project Gutenberg

I don't believe that was an Armstrong slug, though: it acted too sort of lazy.

From Project Gutenberg

Ballindine was not a good living, and Mr Armstrong had a very large family; he was, therefore, a poor man.

From Project Gutenberg

Geordie Armstrong, after a somewhat stormy past, had become a steady hewer, and a local preacher of some repute.

From Project Gutenberg