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Meaning of broadside in English
Pronunciation
/ˈbrɔdˌsaɪd/
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Verb
broadside
Definitions
1.
collide with the broad side of
Examples
« her car broad-sided mine »
Classifying Adjective
broadside
Definitions
1.
toward a full side
Examples
« a broadside attack »
Synonyms
side(a)
Adverb
broadside
Definitions
1.
with a side facing an object
Examples
« the train hit the truck broadside »
« the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it »
Noun
broadside
Definitions
1.
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
Examples
« he mailed the circular to all subscribers »
2.
a speech of violent denunciation
3.
all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship
4.
the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern
Examples
« the ship was broadside to the dock »
5.
the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship