Swampscott

[ swomp-skuht ]

/ ˈswɒmp skət /

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noun

a city in NE Massachusetts.

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Words nearby Swampscott

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How to use Swampscott in a sentence

Didn't we have a tops'l carried away—clean—in that squall off Swampscott?
Sheila of Big Wreck Cove|James A. Cooper
Their boats are built of Norway spruce or pine, and are very light, scarcely more seaworthy than a Swampscott dory.
Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia|Maturin M. Ballou
Our family spends six months at Swampscott from the first of May.
The Letters of William James, Vol. 1|William James
She emigrated to America in 1640, and settled at Swampscott, near Lynn.
A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County|Stephen Ostrander

Lin made a sore failure of amusing himself that night; and in the bright, hot morning he got into the train for Swampscott.
Lin McLean|Owen Wister