About The Word Broadside
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Broadside
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What's The Definition Of Broadside?
[n] (naval) the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
[n] the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern; "the ship was broadside to the dock" [n] (naval) all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship [n] a speech of violent denunciation [n] an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" [adv] with a side facing an object; "the train hit the truck broadside"; "the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it" [adj] toward a full side; "a broadside attack" [v] collide with the broad side of; "her car broad-sided mine" Synonyms | Synonyms for Broadside: bill | broadsheet | circular | flier | flyer | handbill | philippic | side(a) | throwaway | tirade Related Terms | Find terms related to Broadside: antiaircraft barrage | aside | askance | askant | asquint | bank | barrage | beam | bombardment | border | box barrage | breadthwise | broad side foremost | broadside on | broadways | broadwise | burst | cannonade | cannonry | cheek | chop | coast | crabwise | creeping barrage | depthwise | drumfire | edgeway | edgeways | edgewise | emergency barrage | enfilade | flank | fusillade | glancingly | hail | hand | handedness | haunch | hip | jowl | laterad | laterality | laterally | many-sidedness | mortar barrage | multilaterality | normal barrage | on its side | on the beam | planking | profile | quarter | right and left | salvo | shore | shower | side | sideling | sidelong | sideward | sidewards | sideway | sideways | sidewise | siding | sidling | spray | standing barrage | storm | temple | through | unilaterality | volley | widthways | widthwise See Also | ad | advert | advertisement | advertising | advertizement | advertizing | armament | collide with | declamation | denouncement | denunciation | fire | firing | hit | impinge on | run into | side | strike | stuffer Broadside In Webster's Dictionary \Broad"side`\, n.
1. (Naut.) 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.) A sheet of paper containing one large page, or
printed on one side only; -- called also {broadsheet}.
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