Waterloo Definition & Meaning
waterloo
- noun
- a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
- a final crushing defeat; "he met his 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 Napoleon
"Waterloo" in song lyrics
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"Ya see I skip to my loo like Napolean at Waterloo"
Diamond D and the Psychotic Neurotics — Best Kept Secret -
"From Galloway to Waterloo"
Maestro (Fresh Wes) — The Visine -
"print napolean at waterloo"
AOL — AOL
Words that rhyme with waterloo
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- What does waterloo mean?
- a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat a final crushing defeat; "he met his 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 Napoleon
- What part of speech is waterloo?
- Waterloo is a noun.
- How many definitions does waterloo have?
- Waterloo has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).