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- DictionaryWa·ter·loo/ˌwôdərˈlo͞o/
- 1. an industrial and commercial city in northeastern Iowa; population 66,662 (est. 2008).
- 2. see Austin
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Learn the origin, history, and usage of the word waterloo, which means a decisive or final defeat or setback. Find examples, related words, and geographical names of places called Waterloo.
noun. 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.
Mar 19, 2024 · Especially in the phrase to meet one’s Waterloo, the noun Waterloo designates a decisive or crushing defeat. The allusion is to the last major battle of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-15), fought outside the village of Waterloo, near Brussels, on Sunday 18th June 1815, in which Napoléon I * was decisively and finally defeated.
Waterloo (proper noun) Waterloo /ˌwɑːtɚ ˈ luː/ noun. plural Waterloos. Britannica Dictionary definition of WATERLOO. [count] : a final defeat. his political Waterloo. The governor finally met his Waterloo [=was defeated] in the last election.
Jun 27, 2024 · Waterloo (plural Waterloos) Often in the term meet one's Waterloo: a notable and decisive defeat following an encounter with a powerful opponent or a problem that is too difficult.
noun. a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat. see more. noun. 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. synonyms: Battle of Waterloo. see more.
Learn the origin, synonyms and sentence examples of the word Waterloo, which means a disastrous or decisive defeat. Find out how it relates to the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
