Waterloo Definition

wôtər-lo͝o, wŏtər-, wôtər-lo͝o, wŏtər-
waterloos
noun
Any disastrous or decisive defeat.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
Waterloo
Plural:
waterloos

Origin of Waterloo

  • After Waterloo Belgium

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Waterloo Sentence Examples

  • The story of the Waterloo Campaign is told under its own heading.

  • After Waterloo he returned to Paris.

  • In 1815 he commanded the Dutch and Belgian contingents, and won high commendations for his courage and conduct at the battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo, at the latter of which he was wounded.

  • At Waterloo he was wounded in the right arm and had to undergo amputation, but he quickly learned to write with his left hand, and on the conclusion of the war resumed his duties as secretary to the embassy at Paris.

  • At five the child was taken to Keswick; at six to Paris, Brussels and Waterloo; at seven to Perthshire.

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