Waterloo
noun/ˌwɔːtəˈluː/
/ˌwɔːtərˈluː/
- [singular] somebody’s Waterloo a final defeat for somebody
- This was the point at which he was to meet his Waterloo.
- one of London's main train stations, for trains to and from the south, south-east and south-west of England. In 1993 a new part was added to the building for trains travelling to and from the rest of Europe through the Channel Tunnel. These trains now travel to and from St Pancras Station. Waterloo also has a station on the London Underground, and it is one end of the Waterloo and City Link, a special underground railway service that transports people who arrive from outside London to the City for work each day.
Word OriginFrom the battle of Waterloo in 1815, in which the British (under the Duke of Wellington) and the Prussians finally defeated Napoleon.
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