English noun: Waterloo | |||
1. | Waterloo (location) a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat | ||
Instance hypernym | town | ||
Part meronym | Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium | ||
2. | waterloo (event) a final crushing defeat | ||
Samples | He met his waterloo. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | defeat, licking | ||
3. | Waterloo (act) 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 | ||
Synonyms | Battle of Waterloo | ||
Instance hypernym | pitched battle | ||
Part meronym | Napoleonic Wars | ||
Domain region | Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium | ||