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broad⋅side

  [brawd-sahyd] noun, adverb, verb, -sid⋅ed, -sid⋅ing.
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–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·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.
  3. 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.
  5. 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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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