Waterloo
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- proper noun
- /ˌwɔːtərˈluː/
:
batalla de Waterloo
- On a single day, almost 20,000 soldiers were killed at Waterloo and 40,000 were wounded.
- the Battle of Waterloo
- Waterloo battlefield
Examples
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Waterloo was a brutal confrontation in which one side undoubtedly won and the other quite certainly lost.
Academic text (2007) -
Scharf was a German who settled in London after serving on the British side at the Battle of Waterloo.
Academic text (2001) -
Four days later, the Battle of Waterloo took place, news of which was received on the late evening of June 21.
Academic text (2018) -
Most people know that Waterloo refers to the defeat and fall of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.
Blog text (16) -
I should also point out that King William the Second of the Netherlands fought at Waterloo, a battle depicted here, also in this room.
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Name the combatants in the Battle of Waterloo.
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Of course, there are historical events enacted in public whose outcome is clear: the Battle of Waterloo, for example.
Academic text (1991) -
After he loses the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon isolates himself on the tiny island of Saint Helena.
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The Battle of Waterloo marked the end of Napoleon's control over Europe.
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Many historians emphasize the significance of Waterloo in shaping modern Europe.
Synonyms
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A major battle on 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in which allied armies defeat Napoleon and end his rule
Compounds
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A major battle on 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in which allied armies defeat Napoleon and end his rule
Surface Forms
Etymology
Waterloo is named after the town where the great battle happened in 1815; the town's name is made of water and loo, with loo meaning 'wood' or 'clearing'. Because Napoleon was finally defeated there, Waterloo now often means a final, complete defeat.