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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Wa•ter•loo (wô′tər lo̅o̅′, wot′ər-, wô′tər lo̅o̅′, wot′ər-; for 1 also Flem. vä′tər lō′),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa 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.
- Place Namesa city in E Iowa. 75,985.
- Place Namesa city in SE Ontario, in S Canada. 49,428.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Waterloo /ˌwɔːtəˈluː/ n - 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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