2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Broadside \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}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
broadside
adj : toward a full side "a broadside attack"
n 1: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet)
intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular
to all subscribers" [syn: {circular}, {handbill}, {bill},
{broadsheet}, {flier}, {flyer}, {throwaway}]
2: a violent denunciation [syn: {tirade}, {philippic}]
3: (naval) all of the armament that is fired from one side of a
warship
4: the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern; "the ship was
broadside to the dock"
5: (naval) the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one
side of a warship
adv : with a side facing an object; "the train hit the truck
broadside"; "the wave caught the canoe broadside and
capsized it"
v : collide with the broad side of "her car broad-sided mine"
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