Waterloo Synonyms

wôtər-lo͝o, wŏtər-, wôtər-lo͝o, wŏtər-
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
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Battle of Waterloo
A disastrous overwhelming defeat or ruin
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. collapse
  2. downfall
  3. fall

Words Related to Waterloo

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. thrive
  2. euston
  3. paddington
  4. piccadilly
  5. marylebone
  6. blackfriars
  7. victoria
  8. uxbridge
  9. putney
  10. charing
  11. dorchester

Waterloo Sentence Examples

  • The story of the Waterloo Campaign is told under its own heading.

  • After Waterloo he returned to Paris.

  • In 1815 he commanded the Dutch and Belgian contingents, and won high commendations for his courage and conduct at the battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo, at the latter of which he was wounded.

  • At Waterloo he was wounded in the right arm and had to undergo amputation, but he quickly learned to write with his left hand, and on the conclusion of the war resumed his duties as secretary to the embassy at Paris.

  • At five the child was taken to Keswick; at six to Paris, Brussels and Waterloo; at seven to Perthshire.

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