Definitions for broadside

Definitions for (noun) broadside

Main entry: broadside

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


Main entry: broadside

Definition: the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern

Usage: the ship was broadside to the dock


Main entry: broadside

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


Main entry: broadside, philippic, tirade

Definition: a speech of violent denunciation


Main entry: handbill, circular, broadsheet, broadside, flier, flyer, throwaway, bill

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

Usage: he mailed the circular to all subscribers


Definitions for (verb) broadside

Main entry: broadside

Definition: collide with the broad side of

Usage: her car broad-sided mine


Definitions for (adj) broadside

Main entry: broadside

Definition: toward a full side

Usage: a broadside attack


Definitions for (adv) broadside

Main entry: broadside

Definition: with a side facing an object

Usage: the train hit the truck broadside; the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it


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