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Armstrong

UK/ˈɑːmˌstɹɒŋ/US/ˈɑɹmˌstɹɔŋ/

Armstrong proper noun: an English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for someone with strong arms. Also the ellipsis of Armstrong gun.

Proper noun

Armstrong

  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.”2025 May 26, Michelle Goldberg, quoting Jesse Armstrong, “From the Creator of ‘Succession,’ a Delicious Satire of the Tech Right”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 26 May...
  2. A city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.
  3. A small town in the Rural City of Ararat, Victoria, Australia.
  4. A city in the Regional District of North Okanagan, British Columbia.
  5. A rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada.
  6. A township in Timiskaming District, Ontario.
  7. A rural community and First Nation settlement in Thunder Bay District, Ontario.
  8. Synonym of Termo, California.
    Synonyms:
    Termo, California
  9. An unincorporated community in St. Johns County, Florida.
  10. An extinct town in Wilkes County, Georgia.
  11. An unincorporated community in Vermilion County, Illinois.
  12. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.
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  1. A minor city in Emmet County, Iowa.
  2. An unincorporated community in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
  3. A minor city in Howard County, Missouri.
  4. A town in Bryan County, Oklahoma.
  5. A township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
  6. A township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
  7. An unincorporated community in Kenedy County, Texas.
  8. An unincorporated community in Osceola, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.

Also used as

Armstrong is also the ellipsis of Armstrong gun.

Synonyms of Armstrong

Forms of Armstrong

pluralArmstrongs

Origin of Armstrong

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

Words formed from Armstrong

Phrases with Armstrong

Questions about Armstrong

What does Armstrong mean?
Armstrong means an English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for someone with strong arms.
What part of speech is Armstrong?
Armstrong is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Armstrong?
Armstrong is pronounced /ˈɑːmˌstɹɒŋ/ (UK).

Words near Armstrong in the dictionary

  1. armspans
  2. armstand
  3. armstands
  4. Armstead
  5. Armsteads
  6. Armstrong
  7. Armstrong County
  8. Armstrong Creek
  9. Armstrong gun
  10. Armstrong guns
  11. Armstrong Limit

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