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Definitions:
Noun
Waterloo
Definition: a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
waterloo
Definition: a final crushing defeat; "he met his waterloo"
Waterloo
Battle of Waterloo
Definition: 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
Definition: Often in the term meet one's Waterloo: a notable and decisive defeat following an encounter with a powerful opponent or a problem that is too difficult.