BROADSIDED

Verb

broadsided

simple past tense and past participle of broadside

Source: Wiktionary


BROADSIDE

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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