Waterloo

[waw-ter-loo, wot-er-, waw-ter-loo, wot-er-, vah-tuhr-loh]

noun

1. a village in central Belgium, south of Brussels: Napoleon decisively defeated here on June 18, 1815.

2. a decisive or crushing defeat.

   The candidate met her Waterloo in the national elections.

3. a city in E Iowa.

4. a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.

Waterloo

/ ˌwɔːtəˈluː /

noun

1. a small town in central Belgium, in Walloon Brabant province south of Brussels: battle (1815) fought nearby in which British and Prussian forces under the Duke of Wellington and Blücher routed the French under Napoleon. Pop: 29 003 (2004 est)

2. a total or crushing defeat (esp in meet one's Waterloo )

Idioms and Phrases

see meet one's waterloo.

Example Sentences

Two years ago, a university lecturer went missing in Freetown and his body was later found buried in what police say was the shrine of a herbalist in Waterloo.

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Leading this effort is Dr. Marco Bonici, a postdoctoral researcher at the Waterloo Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Waterloo.

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According to records, Thomas James, from the Caribbean, served with the 18th Light Dragoons - the only cavalry regiment with a significant role in the Battle of Waterloo.

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That’s probably how Napoleon Bonaparte felt, three-quarters of the way through the battle of Waterloo.

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The streets were a sea of union jacks, St George's crosses, Scottish saltires and Welsh flags as large crowds of protesters amassed near Waterloo Bridge ahead of the 'Unite the Kingdom' march towards Whitehall.

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