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Waterloo
Wa·ter·loo 1 W0051500 (wô′tər-lo͞o′, wŏt′ər-, wô′tər-lo͞o′, wŏt′ər-)1. A town of central Belgium near Brussels. Napoleon met his final defeat in the Battle of Waterloo (June 18, 1815).2. A city of northeast Iowa on the Cedar River northwest of Cedar Rapids. It was founded in 1845.
Wa·ter·loo 2 W0051400 (wô′tər-lo͞o′, wŏt′ər-, wô′tər-lo͞o′, wŏt′ər-)n. pl. Wa·ter·loos A final, crushing defeat.
[After Waterloo1Belgium.]Waterloo (ˌwɔːtəˈluː) n1. (Placename) 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. (Military) a total or crushing defeat (esp in meet one's Waterloo)Wa•ter•loo (ˈwɔ tərˌlu, ˈwɒt ər-, ˌwɔ tərˈlu, ˌwɒt ər-)
n. 1. a village in central Belgium, S of Brussels: Napoleon decisively defeated here on June 18, 1815. 2. any decisive or crushing defeat.n 3. a city in NE central Iowa. 68,050. 4. a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada. 58,718. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Waterloo - a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeatBelgique, Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium - a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization | | 2. | waterloo - a final crushing defeat; "he met his waterloo"defeat, licking - an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking" | | 3. |  Waterloo - the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under NapoleonBattle of WaterlooNapoleonic Wars - a series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times; 1799-1815Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium - a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
waterloonounA disastrous overwhelming defeat or ruin:collapse, downfall, fall.TranslationsWaterloo
meet (one's) WaterlooTo experience a final and resounding defeat. (Napoleon Bonaparte suffered his crushing final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo.) The underdog team met their Waterloo in the championship game and lost to the best team in the league 17-1.See also: meet, Waterloomeet one's WaterlooFig. to meet one's final and insurmountable challenge. (Alludes to the final defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo.) The boss is being very hard on Bill. It seems that Bill has finally met his Waterloo. John was more than Sally could handle. She has finally met her Waterloo.See also: meet, Waterloomeet one's WaterlooSuffer a major defeat, as in Our team's done well this season but is about to meet its Waterloo. This term alludes to Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, Belgium, in 1815, marking the end of his military domination of Europe. It was being transferred to other kinds of defeat by the mid-1800s. See also: meet, Waterloomeet your Waterloo If someone meets their Waterloo, they suffer a very severe defeat or failure, especially one which causes them to finally stop doing what they are trying to do. It was in attempting to climb the summit of this mountain that I realized I had met my Waterloo. Note: In 1815, the French leader Napoleon suffered his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium. See also: meet, Waterloomeet your Waterloo experience a final and decisive defeat. The battle of Waterloo in 1815 marked the final defeat of Napoleon's army by the British and the Prussians.See also: meet, Waterlooˌmeet your Waterˈloo be finally defeated: She can usually beat anyone at chess, but I think with Kathy she’s met her Waterloo.This idiom refers to the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, in which Napoleon was finally defeated and taken prisoner.See also: meet, Waterloomeet one's Waterloo, toTo experience a major defeat. Alluding to the final defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815, Wendell Phillips used the term in1859 to describe the defeat of abolitionist John Brown in organizing a slave uprising at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (“Every man meets his Waterloo at last”).See also: meetSee Waterloo
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Waterloo (vä`tərlō), commune (1991 pop. 27,860), Walloon Brabant prov., central Belgium, near Brussels. The battle of Waterloo (see Waterloo campaignWaterloo campaign,
last action of the Napoleonic Wars, ending with the battle of Waterloo. Napoleon I, who escaped from Elba in Feb., 1815, and entered Paris on Mar. 20, soon faced a European coalition.
..... Click the link for more information. ) was fought just south of there on June 18, 1815. The battle is commemorated by a large monument (built 1823–27).
Waterloo (wôtərlo͞o`). 1 City (1991 pop. 71,181), SE Ont., Canada. It adjoins KitchenerKitchener,
city (1991 pop. 168,282), Regional Municipality of Waterloo, S Ont., Canada, in the Grand River valley. Settled largely by Mennonites from Pennsylvania in 1806, it was known as Berlin until 1916, when it was renamed in memory of Lord Kitchener.
..... Click the link for more information. . Several large insurance companies have their main offices there, and the adjoining cities form a high technology hub. Other industries include distilleries and plants making furniture, farm machinery, and metal products. The district was settled (1800–1805) by Mennonites from Pennsylvania. The Univ. of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier Univ. are there. 2 Town (1991 pop. 3,964), S Que., Canada, SE of Montreal. It is the center of a farming region known for its mushrooms. Manufactures include plastics, wire goods, and baby carriages.
Waterloo, city (1990 pop. 66,467), seat of Black Hawk co., NE Iowa, on the Cedar River; inc. 1868. Originally a center for sawmills and flour mills, Waterloo is a trade and industrial center in a farm and livestock area. The city's chief industries are meatpacking, soybean processing, and the manufacture of farm machinery, plastics, fabricated metal products, transportation equipment, and apparel. The National Dairy Cattle Congress is held there each September. A tractor and engine museum is there, and a 10-acre (4-hectare) replica of the island where the protagonist of Daniel DefoeDefoe or De Foe, Daniel
, 1660?–1731, English writer, b. London. Early Life and Works
The son of a London butcher, and educated at a Dissenters' academy, he was typical of the new kind of man
..... Click the link for more information. 's Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked has been built in the Cedar River at Waterloo.Waterloo a village in Belgium in Brabant Province, south of Brussels. Population over 10,000. On June 18, 1815, the army of Napoleon I was defeated at Waterloo by the British and Prussian troops (at the end of the so-called One Hundred Days). Napoleon with his army of 120,000 entered Belgium with the intention of defeating in detail the Anglo-Dutch army commanded by the British field marshal A. Wellington and the Prussian Army of the Lower Rhine commanded by Field Marshal G. L. Blücher. On June 16 at Ligny he defeated the Prussian army and ordered Marshal Grouchy’s corps of 33,000 men to pursue it. Grouchy acted indecisively and on June 18 failed to reach Waterloo to help the French army. Napoleon sent his main forces, numbering 72,000 men, to Waterloo against the British army of 68,000 men. The persistent frontal attacks of the French troops were repelled with heavy losses for the French. In the heat of battle the Prussian troops came up from the east and with a flank attack decided the outcome of the battle. The French lost 32,000 men and all their artillery; the allies lost 23,000 men. The disorderly retreat of the French turned into a rout. Napoleon abandoned the remnants of his army and fled to Paris. At Waterloo, Napoleon displayed indecision and made a number of mistakes (such as poorly organizing reconnaissance and communication, making faulty estimates of the situation, and extending infantry columns too deeply). An important factor was the loss of morale in the French army, caused by serious economic and political crises in the Napoleonic Empire. As a result of this crushing defeat at Waterloo, the Napoleonic Empire suffered its final downfall. A monument has been erected at Waterloo to the Battle of 1815. REFERENCESMering, F. Ocherki po istorii voin i voennogo iskusstva, 6th ed. Moscow, 1956.
Levitskii, N. A. Polkovodcheskoe iskusstvo Napoleona. Moscow, 1938.
Tarle, E. V. Napoleon. Moscow, 1957.
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Waterloo a city in the northern USA, in the state of Iowa, on the Cedar River. Population, 73,000 (1975; 130,000 including suburbs). Waterloo is the trade and transportation center of an agricultural region in which corn and oats are grown and livestock is raised. Industry is represented by food processing, metalworking, and the production of agricultural machinery. Waterloosite of Napoleon’s defeat (1815). [Fr. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 266]See: Battle
WaterlooBritish victory in Belgium signals end of Napoleon’s domination (1815). [Fr. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 266]See: DefeatWaterloo 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.) AcronymsSeeWTIWaterlooenUS
Synonyms for Waterloonoun a disastrous overwhelming defeat or ruinSynonymsWords related to Waterloonoun a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeatRelated Words- Belgique
- Belgium
- Kingdom of Belgium
noun a final crushing defeatRelated Wordsnoun the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under NapoleonSynonymsRelated Words- Napoleonic Wars
- Belgique
- Belgium
- Kingdom of Belgium
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