Waterloo

[ waw-ter-loo, wot-er-, waw-ter-loo, wot-er-; for 1 also Flemish vah-tuhr-loh ]
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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.

  1. a city in E Iowa.

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

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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)

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Waterloo

see meet one's waterloo.

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