Waterloo
a village in central Belgium, south of Brussels: Napoleon decisively defeated here on June 18, 1815.
a decisive or crushing defeat: The candidate met her Waterloo in the national elections.
a city in E Iowa.
a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
Words Nearby Waterloo
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How to use Waterloo in a sentence
Simultaneously, the 1980s farm crisis had taken a toll on Waterloo’s other big employer, John Deere, which laid off thousands.
How the History of Waterloo, Iowa, Explains How Meatpacking Plants Became Hotbeds of COVID-19 | by Bernice Yeung and Michael Grabell | December 21, 2020 | ProPublicaWaterloo was, in many ways, primed for an outbreak, and the reason lies in its history, which reflects the meatpacking industry’s dramatic transformation over the past half century.
How the History of Waterloo, Iowa, Explains How Meatpacking Plants Became Hotbeds of COVID-19 | by Bernice Yeung and Michael Grabell | December 21, 2020 | ProPublicaThere was somebody coming from the infected plant out of Columbus Junction into Waterloo, potentially bringing that infection with them.
As COVID-19 Ravaged This Iowa City, Officials Discovered Meatpacking Executives Were the Ones in Charge | by Michael Grabell and Bernice Yeung | December 21, 2020 | ProPublicaThe coronavirus crept through Waterloo, Iowa, quietly at first.
As COVID-19 Ravaged This Iowa City, Officials Discovered Meatpacking Executives Were the Ones in Charge | by Michael Grabell and Bernice Yeung | December 21, 2020 | ProPublicaIt’s this concept that the Waterloo team’s methodology is based on.
How Future AI Could Recognize a Kangaroo Without Ever Having Seen One | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | October 22, 2020 | Singularity Hub
In one corner is Democrat Bruce Braley, a four-term congressman from the industrial city of Waterloo.
The Bruce Braley-Joni Ernst Race Is Iowa’s Ugliest Senate Campaign Ever | Ben Jacobs | July 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe midseason finale of Mad Men, titled “Waterloo,” opened with Apollo 11 taking off toward the moon.
Mad Men’s Game-Changing Midseason Finale, “Waterloo”: One Door Closes, Another Opens | Marlow Stern | May 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Waterloo” closes with a predictable ode to Robert Morse, the 83-year-old actor who played the late Bert Cooper.
Mad Men’s Game-Changing Midseason Finale, “Waterloo”: One Door Closes, Another Opens | Marlow Stern | May 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBetting everything on a “Waterloo” campaign to smash the Obama presidency was simply reckless.
Following the famous defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon was exiled once more—this time to an island much further away.
The French Revolution for Dummies (and ‘Les Misérables’ Watchers) | Andrew Carter | December 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBut instead of the thanks he had expected he found himself saddled with the blame of the loss of Waterloo.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonIt seems, however, that he came in about a quarter-past nine, and sent Barker on a message to Waterloo Station.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxOf course at Waterloo a spirit like our guide's cannot fail to be deeply moved, and to turn to his favorite poet for sympathy.
Little Travels and Roadside Sketches | William Makepeace ThackerayWhy was not every private man's name written upon the stones in Waterloo Church as well as every officer's?
Little Travels and Roadside Sketches | William Makepeace ThackerayThe very best and most daring poacher I know lives within five-and-twenty minutes' journey from Waterloo.
The Chequers | James Runciman
British Dictionary definitions for Waterloo
/ (ˌwɔːtəˈluː) /
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)
a total or crushing defeat (esp in meet one's Waterloo)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with Waterloo
see meet one's waterloo.
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