BROADSIDE

broadside

(adjective) toward a full side; ā€œa broadside attackā€

broadside

(adverb) with a side facing an object; ā€œthe train hit the truck broadsideā€; ā€œthe wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized itā€

broadside

(noun) the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship

broadside

(noun) the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern; ā€œthe ship was broadside to the dockā€

broadside

(noun) all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship

tirade, philippic, broadside

(noun) a speech of violent denunciation

circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway

(noun) an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; ā€œhe mailed the circular to all subscribersā€

broadside

(verb) collide with the broad side of; ā€œher car broad-sided mineā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

broadside (plural broadsides)

(nautical) One side of a ship above the water line; all the guns on one side of a warship; their simultaneous firing.

(by extension) A forceful attack, be it written or spoken.

A large sheet of paper, printed on one side and folded.

The printed lyrics of a folk song or ballad; a broadsheet.

Adverb

broadside (not comparable)

Sideways; with the side turned to the direction of some object.

Verb

broadside (third-person singular simple present broadsides, present participle broadsiding, simple past and past participle broadsided)

(transitive) To collide with something sideways on

Anagrams

• sideboard

Source: Wiktionary


Broad"side`, n.

1. (Naut.)

Definition: The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.

2. A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a ship, at the same time.

3. A volley of abuse or denunciation. [Colloq.]

4. (Print.)

Definition: A sheet of paper containing one large page, or printed on one side only; -- called also broadsheet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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