waterloo

Noun
  1. A town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat (synset 108871057)
    is an instance of: town - an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
    is a part of: belgique, belgium, kingdom of belgium - a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  2. A final crushing defeat (synset 107491991)
    "he met his waterloo"
    is a type of: defeat, licking - an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
  3. 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 (synset 101301967)
    domain region: belgique, belgium, kingdom of belgium - a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
    is an instance of: pitched battle - a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
    is a part of: napoleonic wars - a series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times; 1799-1815
    same as: battle of waterloo

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