waterloo meaning and definition

WATERLOO noun

Definition of Waterloo (noun)

1. a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
2. a final crushing defeat
   • "he met his waterloo"
3. 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
   • synonyms: Battle of Waterloo