Armstrong

[ ahrm-strawng ]

/ ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ /

noun

(Daniel) LouisSatchmo,1900–71, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader.

Edwin Howard,1890–1954, U.S. electrical engineer and inventor: developed frequency modulation.

HenryHenry Jackson,1912–88, U.S. boxer: world featherweight champion 1937–38; world lightweight champion 1938–39; world welterweight champion 1938–40.

Lance,born 1971, U.S. cyclist with seven consecutive victories (1999–2005) in the Tour-de-France.

Neil A.,1930–2012, U.S. astronaut: first person to walk on the moon, July 20, 1969.

Example sentences from the Web for armstrong

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

Karen Armstrong’s New Rule: Religion Isn’t Responsible for Violence |Patricia Pearson |October 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Armstrong notes that Wise washed his clothes as soon as he got home that night.

The Myth of the Central Park Five |Edward Conlon |October 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Armstrong was the disgraced champion by then and he was doubtless disappointed by what happened but didn't say so.

When I Met Robin Williams in Afghanistan |Matthew Kaminski |August 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Armed with the gruesome tools of the trade, Kaye and Armstrong did the dirty work before students arrived.

Edible Taxidermy: It’s a Good Thing |Lizzie Crocker |August 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

After years of being overshadowed by Armstrong, cyclist Greg LeMond is the only American to have fairly won the Tour de France.

I Pushed the Lance Armstrong Lie: An Open Letter to Greg LeMond |Mark McKinnon |July 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“When it is finished—” Armstrong murmured, again subsiding into silence.

The Spell |William Dana Orcutt
And I was still standing there when Mr. Armstrong and all the others came pouring in.

Room Number 3 |Anna Katharine Green
She told him that Armstrong was the man and Hampton the place.

Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers |Elbert Hubbard
For once in a way Armstrong and I are likely to be of the same opinion.

Roger Ingleton, Minor |Talbot Baines Reed
Mr Armstrong coloured up at the bare notion of such a dilemma.

Roger Ingleton, Minor |Talbot Baines Reed

British Dictionary definitions for armstrong

Armstrong

/ (ˈɑːmˌstrɒŋ) /

noun

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

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

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

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

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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