Armstrong

American  

[ahrm-strawng] / ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ /

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.

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Armstrong British  

/ ˈɑːmˌstrɒŋ /

noun

1. Edwin Howard. 1890–1954, US electrical engineer; invented the superheterodyne radio receiver and the FM radio

2. ( Daniel ) Louis, known as Satchmo. 1900–71, US jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and singer

3. Gillian. born 1950, Australian film director; her films include My Brilliant Career (1978), Little Women (1994), and Charlotte Gray (2001)

4. 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. 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

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Example Sentences

Armstrong Flight Research Center scientists are standing by to watch.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

TACO, for those who aren’t familiar, is an acronym popularized last year by Robert Armstrong, a columnist with the FT.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

In 1969, while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made history taking the first steps on the lunar surface, Collins was alone in the command module, orbiting the Moon.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Toy maker Basic Fun!, which makes products ranging from Tonka trucks to Stretch Armstrong action figures, does most of its production in Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“Of the twelve passengers in that coach, nine have been proved to have had a connection with the Armstrong case. What next, I ask you? Or, should I say, who next?”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie