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Definition of Broadside

1. Adverb. With a side facing an object. "The wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it"

2. Adjective. Toward a full side. "A broadside attack"

3. Verb. Collide with the broad side of. "Her car broad-sided mine"

4. Noun. An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution. "He mailed the circular to all subscribers"

5. Noun. A speech of violent denunciation.

6. Noun. All of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship.

7. Noun. The whole side of a vessel from stem to stern. "The ship was broadside to the dock"

8. Noun. The simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship.

Definition of Broadside

1. n. The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.

Definition of Broadside

1. Noun. (nautical) One side of a ship above the water line; all the guns on one side of a warship; their simultaneous firing. ¹

2. Noun. (context: by extension) A forceful attack, be it written or spoken. ¹

3. Noun. A large sheet of paper, printed on one side and folded. ¹

4. Noun. The printed lyrics of a folk song or ballad; a broadsheet. ¹

5. Adverb. Sideways; with the side turned to the direction of some object. ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) To collide with something sideways on ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Broadside

1. [v -SIDED, -SIDING, -SIDES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Broadside

broadmouths broadness broadnesses broadnosed broadpiece broadpieces broads broadscale broadseal broadsealed

broadsealing broadseam broadseams broadsheet broadsheets broadside (current term) broadsided broadsides broadsiding broadspectrum

broadspread broadspreading broadsword broadswords broadtail broadtails broadus broadways broadwing broadwings

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