[waw-ter-loo, wot-er-, waw-ter-loo, wot-er-; for 1 also Flem. vah-tuhr-loh] Pronunciation Key | 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. 75,985. |
| 4. | a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada. 49,428. |
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
| wa·ter·loo
(wô'tər-lōō', wŏt'ər-, wô'tər-lōō', wŏt'ər-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. wa·ter·loos A final, crushing defeat. [After Waterloo, Belgium.] |
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Wa·ter·loo
(wô'tər-lōō', wŏt'ər-, wô'tər-lōō', wŏt'ər-) Pronunciation Key
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Waterloo
| waterloo | |
noun | |
| 1. | a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat |
| 2. | a final crushing defeat; "he met his waterloo" |
| 3. | 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 |
Waterloo, IA (city, FIPS 82425) Location: 42.49165 N, 92.35106 W
Population (1990): 66467 (29023 housing units)
Area: 156.9 sq km (land), 3.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 50701, 50702, 50703
Waterloo, AL (town, FIPS 80064) Location: 34.91671 N, 88.06417 W
Population (1990): 250 (121 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 35677
Waterloo, SC (town, FIPS 74995) Location: 34.35285 N, 82.05824 W
Population (1990): 122 (48 housing units)
Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 29384
Waterloo, OH Zip code(s): 45688
Waterloo, NY (village, FIPS 78553) Location: 42.90450 N, 76.85936 W
Population (1990): 5116 (1932 housing units)
Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 13165
Waterloo, NE (village, FIPS 51665) Location: 41.28775 N, 96.28566 W
Population (1990): 479 (188 housing units)
Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68069
Waterloo, IN (town, FIPS 81278) Location: 41.43337 N, 85.02660 W
Population (1990): 2040 (776 housing units)
Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 46793
Waterloo, IL (city, FIPS 79150) Location: 38.33159 N, 90.15558 W
Population (1990): 5072 (2040 housing units)
Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62298
Waterloo, WI (city, FIPS 83925) Location: 43.18303 N, 88.98986 W
Population (1990): 2712 (1048 housing units)
Area: 10.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 53594
Waterloo, OR (town, FIPS 79050) Location: 44.49527 N, 122.82163 W
Population (1990): 191 (78 housing units)
Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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