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 explains that playing music draws on a long history of organisations, like the US Navy, using songs to start the day.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

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

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

When Astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon, I was excited to see so many people become intrigued by some of the same things I have been interested in for so long.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson