WATERLOO


Meaning of WATERLOO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌwȯ-tər-ˈlü, ˌwä- ]

noun

( plural -loos )

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Waterloo, Belgium, scene of Napoleon's defeat in 1815

Date: 1816

: a decisive or final defeat or setback

a political waterloo

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