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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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