Waterloo
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.
3.
a city in E Iowa.
4.
a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
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)
see: meet one’s waterloo
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