waterloo

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.]

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