Charlestown
[chahrlz-toun]
- a former city in E Massachusetts: since 1874 a part of Boston; navy yard; battle of Bunker Hill June 17, 1775.
Show More
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for charlestown
Contemporary Examples
Families would move to Charlestown to be closer to the incarcerated, creating a cycle of crime.
Historical Examples
By this movement Lincoln left Charlestown exposed to the British.
The History of the First West India RegimentA. B. Ellis
On landing, his Charlestown friends told him they had already seen the signals.
The Siege of BostonAllen French
Much powder had been stored in the magazine at Quarry Hill in Charlestown.
The Siege of BostonAllen French
At any rate, the signals were hung while Revere was crossing the river to Charlestown.
The Siege of BostonAllen French
Now it was destined that Charlestown should smell powder enough.
The Siege of BostonAllen French