/ Dictionary / Index A Armstrong: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Arm•strong Pronunciation: (ärm'strông"), [key] — n. (“Satchmo”), 1900–71, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader. 1890–1954, U.S. electrical engineer and inventor: developed frequency modulation. (Henry Jackson), 1912–88, U.S. boxer: world featherweight champion 1937–38; world lightweight champion 1938–39; world welterweight champion 1938–40. born 1930, U.S. astronaut: first person to walk on the moon, July 20, 1969. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: armstrong (Thesaurus) armstand dive arm-twist Related Content Daily Word Quiz: knead Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language