Wa·ter·loo (wô t r-l  , w tr-, 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. |
| wa·ter·loo (wôtr-l, wtr-, wôtr-l, wtr-) n. pl. wa·ter·loos A final, crushing defeat. [After Waterloo, Belgium.] |
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)
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| 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" | |
| 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 NapoleonNapoleonic 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
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)
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