Watertown

[ waw-ter-toun, wot-er- ]

/ ˈwɔ tərˌtaʊn, ˈwɒt ər- /

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noun

a town in E Massachusetts, on the Charles River, near Boston: U.S. arsenal.

a city in N New York.

a town in NW Connecticut.

a city in SE Wisconsin.

a city in E South Dakota.

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How to use Watertown in a sentence

Shortly after that the bombers were cornered in Watertown, Mass.
The FBI Cut the NYPD Out of the Loop About the Tsarnaev Brothers’ Plans|Christopher Dickey|April 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Late Friday evening, NBC broadcast new video of the latest firefight in Watertown.
News Footage of the Boston Bomber Chase|The Daily Beast|April 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A big section of Watertown was cordoned off and police began a methodical, door-to-door, nerve-straining search.
Boston Suspects Tamerlan & Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, From Boxing to Bombs|Michael Daly|April 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The people of Watertown were already cheering when the news was tweeted by Boston police.
Boston Suspects Tamerlan & Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, From Boxing to Bombs|Michael Daly|April 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST

In Watertown, the SUV stopped and Tamerlan hopped out, firing at police.
Boston Suspects Tamerlan & Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, From Boxing to Bombs|Michael Daly|April 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Jones shewed us a road that took us a quarter of a mile below Watertown bridge, as we did not chuse to go through that town.
Gage's Instructions|Thomas Gage
Watertown followed, about the same time, selecting three men "for the ordering of public affairs."
The Bay State Monthly, Volume 1, Issue 5, May, 1884|Various
The Watertown people gradually removed, and added to their settlement at Wethersfield.
Great Events in the History of North and South America|Charles A. Goodrich
The provincial congress of Massachusetts was in session at Watertown, ten miles distant from Boston.
Great Events in the History of North and South America|Charles A. Goodrich
He came to America in 1852, and after three years' residence in Philadelphia, he settled in Watertown, in our own state.
Wisconsin in Story and Song;|Various