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broad⋅sheet

[brawd-sheet]
–noun
1. Chiefly British. a newspaper printed on large paper, usually a respectable newspaper rather than a tabloid.
2. broadside (def. 4).

broad⋅side

[brawd-sahyd] noun, adverb, verb, -sid⋅ed, -sid⋅ing.
–noun
1. the whole side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.
2. Navy.
a. all the guns that can be fired from one side of a warship.
b. a simultaneous discharge of all the guns on one side of a warship.
3. any strong or comprehensive attack, as by criticism.
4. Also called broadsheet.
a. a sheet of paper printed on one or both sides, as for distribution or posting.
b. any printed advertising circular.
5. any broad surface or side, as of a house.
6. Also called broadside ballad. a song, chiefly in 16th- and 17th-century England, written on a topical subject, printed on broadsides, and sung in public, as on a street corner, by a professional balladeer.
–adverb
7. with the side, esp. with the broader side, facing toward a given point or object: The truck hit the fence broadside.
8. in a wide-ranging manner; at random: to attack the President's policies broadside.
–verb (used without object)
9. to proceed or go broadside.
10. to fire a broadside or broadsides.
–verb (used with object)
11. to collide with or run into the side of (a vehicle, object, person, etc.): We got broadsided on the freeway.
12. to make concerted verbal attacks on: The President was broadsided by the opposition.

Origin:
1565–75; broad + side 1
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broad·sheet   (brôd'shēt')   
n.  See broadside.
broad·side   (brôd'sīd')   
n.  
  1. The side of a ship above the water line.

    1. All the guns on one side of a warship.

    2. The simultaneous discharge of these guns.

    3. A large sheet of paper usually printed on one side.

    4. Something, such as an advertisement or public notice, that is printed on a broadside. Also called broadsheet.

  2. A forceful verbal attack, as in a speech or editorial.

    1. A large sheet of paper usually printed on one side.

    2. Something, such as an advertisement or public notice, that is printed on a broadside. Also called broadsheet.

  3. A broad, unbroken surface.

adv.  With the side turned to a given point or object; sideways: The wave hit the canoe broadside and sank it.
tr.v.   broad·sid·ed, broad·sid·ing, broad·sides
To strike or collide with full on the side: lost control of the truck and broadsided the car.
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