Broadside

Quick meaning: Broadside is a noun meaning (nautical) One side of a ship above the waterline.

Meaning

(nautical) One side of a ship above the waterline.

More Meanings

1. All the guns on one side of a warship.
2. The simultaneous firing of these guns.
3. (by extension) A forceful attack, whether written or spoken.
4. A large sheet of paper, printed on one side and folded.
5. The printed lyrics of a folk song or ballad; a broadsheet.
6. Sideways; with the side turned to the direction of some object.
7. (transitive) To collide with something side-on.

Example Sentences

Broadside! What fools to face our guns!

[...] the slight fluctuations [in speed] were due to a strong side-wind, which caught the train broadside along exposed stretches of the line.

Fernández's diplomatic broadside follows the British government's decision last month to name a large frozen chunk of Antarctica after the Queen – a gesture viewed in Buenos Aires as provocative.

He delivered a broadside to the RMT leadership, saying: "This response to a significantly enhanced offer exposes their true priority - using the British public and NR workers as pawns in a fight with the Government.

Word Forms

• broadsides
• broadsiding
• broadsided

Synonyms for broadside

Depending on context, synonyms include tirade, flyer, circular, bill, throwaway, flier.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include flyer, bill, handbill, circular, flier, throwaway.

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