Watertown
[waw-ter-toun, wot-er-]
- 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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Examples from the Web for watertown
Contemporary Examples
Shortly after that the bombers were cornered in Watertown, Mass.
The FBI Cut the NYPD Out of the Loop About the Tsarnaev Brothers’ PlansChristopher Dickey
April 27, 2013
Late Friday evening, NBC broadcast new video of the latest firefight in Watertown.
A big section of Watertown was cordoned off and police began a methodical, door-to-door, nerve-straining search.
The people of Watertown were already cheering when the news was tweeted by Boston police.
In Watertown, the SUV stopped and Tamerlan hopped out, firing at police.
Historical Examples
These he took to Watertown, where the Massachusetts Legislature was then in session.
The Naval History of the United StatesWillis J. Abbot.
There we left the boat and walked to Watertown where our new home was to be.
Old Rail Fence CornersVarious
During the siege of Boston, the "Gazette" was issued at Watertown.
Tea LeavesVarious
The distance from Sackett's harbour to Watertown is about ten miles.
Travels in North America, From Modern WritersWilliam Bingley
And Watertown—our county seat—is a hub of no small traffic wheel.
The Railroad ProblemEdward Hungerford