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.
A small suburb in Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6625).
A regional municipality and city in Ontario, Canada.
A town and city therein, in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
A village and town, the county seat of Seneca County, New York.
A battle fought at Waterloo, Belgium on June 18, 1815, resulting in the epic, final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte.
A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California.
A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Illinois.
A city, the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa.
A small village in South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM1479).
A small village in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2219).
A suburb of Crosby, Sefton borough, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3198).
A hamlet in Whixall parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4933).
A village in Walloon Brabant, Belgium; the site of a major military battle in 1815.
A suburb of Lower Hutt, New Zealand.
A district and large railway terminus in central London, England.
A hamlet in Caerphilly county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1988).
A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.
An eastern suburb of Huddersfield, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1716).
The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement.
Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration.
The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society
A deleterious change in the chemical structure, physical properties or appearance of a material from natural or artificial exposure.
The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.
Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole.
The gradual breakdown of components of a material, as a result of a natural element, i.e.: heat, cold and wind.
A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc.