Waterloo (redirected from Waterloo (disambiguation))

Wa·ter·loo  (wôtr-l, wtr-, wôtr-l, wtr-)

1. A town of central Belgium near Brussels. Napoleon met his final defeat in the Battle of Waterloo (June 18, 1815).

2. A city of northeast Iowa northwest of Cedar Rapids. First settled in 1845, it is a trade center in an agricultural region. Population: 66,000.

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wa·ter·loo  (wôtr-l, wtr-, wôtr-l, wtr-)

n. pl. wa·ter·loos

A final, crushing defeat.

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[After Waterloo, Belgium.]

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Waterloo [ˌwɔːtəˈluː]

n

1. (Placename) 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.: 17 800 (latest est.)

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Waterloo - a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium - a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
	2.	waterloo - a final crushing defeat; "he met his waterloo" defeat, licking - an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"
	3.	Waterloo - the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon Battle of Waterloo Napoleonic Wars - a series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times; 1799-1815 Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium - a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Translations

Waterloo [ˌwɔːtəˈluː] N → Waterloo m
he met his Waterloo → se le llegó su San Martín

Waterloo

n to meet one’s Waterloo (hum) → Schiffbruch erleiden; with that woman he has finally met his Waterloo → bei dieser Frau hat er sein Waterloo erlebt (hum)

Waterloo [ˌwɔːtəˈluː] n to meet one's Waterloo (fig) → subire una disfatta