Synonyms of waterloo

Noun


1. Waterloo

usage: a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat

2. waterloo, defeat, licking

usage: a final crushing defeat; "he met his waterloo"

3. Waterloo, Battle of Waterloo

usage: the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon

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