Waterloo
[,wɔ:tə'lu:]
Definition
(noun.) 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.
(noun.) a final crushing defeat; 'he met his waterloo'.
(noun.) a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat.
Edited by Christine--From WordNet
Examples
- At seven he painted the Battle of Waterloo with tiger-lily pollen and black-currant juice, in the absence of water-colours. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Yes--the dry arches of Waterloo Bridge. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The roar of the guns at Waterloo and the click of the first power printing press in London were nearly simultaneous. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- How is Mrs. Amelia after the storm of Waterloo? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She went to Waterloo and to Laeken, where George Osborne's monument much struck her. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He stops hard by Waterloo Bridge and reads a playbill, decides to go to Astley's Theatre. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- This other youngster had seized hold of the Waterloo medal which the Corporal wore, and was examining it with delight. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- One of them drove down with me to Waterloo, and saw me into the Woking train. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Waterloo ended in a rout; it left Napoleon without support and without hope. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In a very short time the invading army had met its Waterloo, and the lunches were safe from any further attack. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Brussels, Waterloo, old, old times, griefs, pangs, remembrances, rushed back into Amelia's gentle heart and caused a cruel agitation there. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- They found in the pocket of his dressing-gown the letter with the great red seal which George had written him from Waterloo. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I had the good fortune to meet Lady Bareacres at the Duchess of Richmond's ball, the night before the Battle of Waterloo. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Either his furlough was up, or he dreaded to meet any witnesses of his Waterloo flight. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- My eye caught the name of Openshaw, and the heading 'Tragedy Near Waterloo Bridge. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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