Waterloo

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

/ ˈwɔ tərˌlu, ˈwɒt ər-, ˌwɔ tərˈlu, ˌwɒt ər-; for 1 also Flemish ˈvɑ tərˌloʊ /

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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.

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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 |DAILY BEAST
The 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 |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 |DAILY BEAST
Betting everything on a “Waterloo” campaign to smash the Obama presidency was simply reckless.

Getting It Right on Obamacare |David Frum |October 31, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

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 |DAILY BEAST
From the field of Waterloo, I rode into Brussels with a broken arm and a sabre-cut in the head.

The Portent and Other Stories |George MacDonald
On the twenty-second a notable cavalry engagement, with light artillery, took place at Waterloo Bridge.

Three Years in the Federal Cavalry |Willard Glazier
In the huge dining-room, where every year the Waterloo Cup dinner is held, there was an immense muster the night before the race.

Boy Woodburn |Alfred Ollivant
Poems and pawn broking—Waterloo Street is a suggestive Grub street.

The Spell of Scotland |Keith Clark
Waterloo ended in a rout; it left Napoleon without support and without hope.

The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind |Herbert George Wells

British Dictionary definitions for waterloo

Waterloo

/ (ˌwɔːtəˈluː) /

noun

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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Waterloo

see meet one's waterloo.

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