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Broadside

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Noun

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

an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution

Example Sentences:
'he mailed the circular to all subscribers'

2. broadside, philippic, tirade

a speech of violent denunciation

3. broadside

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

4. broadside

the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern

Example Sentences:
'the ship was broadside to the dock'

5. broadside

the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship

Verb

6. broadside

collide with the broad side of

Example Sentences:
'her car broad-sided mine'

Adjective

7. broadside

toward a full side

Example Sentences:
'a broadside attack'

Adverb

8. broadside

with a side facing an object

Example Sentences:
'the train hit the truck broadside'
'the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Broadside

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noun
1. nautical
the entire side of a vessel, from stem to stern and from waterline to rail
2. navy
a. 
all the armament fired from one side of a warship
b. 
the simultaneous discharge of such armament
3. 
a strong or abusive verbal or written attack
4. Also called: broadside ballad
a ballad or popular song printed on one side of a sheet of paper and sold by hawkers, esp in 16th-century England
5. 
any standard size of paper before cutting or folding
demy broadside
6.  another name for broadsheet (sense 1)
7. 
a large flat surface
the broadside of the barn
adverb
8. 
with a broader side facing an object; sideways
the train hit the lorry broadside

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Broadside

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adverb
6. 
with the side turned (to something)
a boat drifting helplessly, broadside to the waves
7. 
directly in the side
the train rammed the car broadside
8. 
indiscriminately
to level charges broadside
noun
1. 
the entire side of a ship above the waterline
2. 
the simultaneous firing of all the guns on one side of a warship
3. 
a vigorous or abusive attack in words, esp. in a newspaper
4. 
the broad surface of any large object
5. 
a.  Originally
a large sheet of paper printed on one side, as with a political message
b. 
in 17th-cent. England, a popular ballad printed on such a sheet (also broadside ballad)
c. 
a large sheet of paper printed on both sides, as with advertising, and often folded
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈbroadˌsided or ˈbroadˌsiding
9. 
to hit or attack broadside or with a broadside

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Broadside

see synonyms of broadside
n.
1. The side of a ship above the water line.
2.
a. All the guns on one side of a warship.
b. The simultaneous discharge of these guns.
3. A forceful verbal attack, as in a speech or editorial.
4.
a. A large sheet of paper usually printed on one side.
b. Something, such as an advertisement or public notice, that is printed on a broadside. Also called broadsheet.
5. A broad, unbroken surface.
adv.
With the side turned to a given point or object; sideways: The wave hit the canoe broadside and sank it.
tr.v. broad·sid·ed, broad·sid·ing, broad·sides
To strike or collide with full on the side: lost control of the truck and broadsided the car.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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