waterloo

[US]/ˌwɔ:təˈlu:/
[UK]/ˌwɔtɚˈlu/
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Translation

n.Waterloo (a town in Belgium);metaphor for a decisive defeat or a severe setback.

Phrases & Collocations

Battle of Waterloo

Waterloo Station

Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Road

university of waterloo

Real-world Examples

Guo graduated from the University of Waterloo in Canada.

Source: VOA Special June 2022 Collection

Holmes came to Waterloo Station to say goodbye to us.

Source: The Hound of the Baskervilles

Following Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, the French monarchy was restored.

Source: Secrets of Masterpieces

Who beat Napoleon Bonaparte himself at the battle of Waterloo! cried Willie.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 3

But with The Field of Waterloo, he's reached for something profound.

Source: The Power of Art - Joseph Mallord William Turner

A view of the Thames. South Bank, somewhere between Southwark Bridge and Waterloo.

Source: Sherlock Original Soundtrack (Season 1)

This is the very mixing desk that we used back then, recorded Waterloo, Mama Mia.

Source: CNN Global Highlights English Selection

Like his Waterloo, it's a painting of victims, so much human flotsam and jetsam.

Source: The Power of Art - Joseph Mallord William Turner

What do you mean there's no ruddy car? -He went to Waterloo, I'm sorry.

Source: Sherlock Original Soundtrack (Season 1)

At another Tyson plant, in Waterloo, Iowa, there were 1,031 reported cases among about 2,800 workers.

Source: New York Times

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