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- 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.
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.
one of London's main train stations, for trains to and from the south, south-east and south-west of England. In 1993 a new part was added to the building for trains travelling to and from the rest of Europe through the Channel Tunnel. These trains now travel to and from St Pancras Station.
Waterloo is a town in Belgium where Napoleon was defeated in 1815, or a final crushing defeat in general. Learn more about the history, synonyms, translations and usage of Waterloo from various dictionaries and sources.
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.
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.
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) Collins English Dictionary.
