Watertown

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

/ ˈwɔ tərˌtaʊn, ˈwɒt ər- /

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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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
She was brought to the Bell in a chaiſe, from Watertown, as ſhe ſaid, by a young man whom ſhe had engaged for that purpoſe.
The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6: Literary Curiosities|Henry M. Brooks
It appealed to the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburgh for relief in the situation.
The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad|Edward Hungerford
And the other embraced the southeastern portion, and extended as far west and north as Watertown and Summit.
Thirty Years in the Itinerancy|Wesson Gage Miller
Then he teaches a private class in Boston, and presently opens school in Watertown.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864|Various
I can remember it standing at Watertown Junction, sending an occasional soft ring of grayish smoke off into the blue skies above.
The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad|Edward Hungerford