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| 1. | the whole side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter. |
| 2. | Navy.
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| 3. | any strong or comprehensive attack, as by criticism. |
| 4. | Also called broadsheet.
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| 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. |
| 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. |
| 9. | to proceed or go broadside. |
| 10. | to fire a broadside or broadsides. |
| 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. |
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| broad·side
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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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| broadside | |
adjective | |
| 1. | toward a full side; "a broadside attack" |
adverb | |
| 1. | with a side facing an object; "the train hit the truck broadside"; "the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it" |
noun | |
| 1. | an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" [syn: circular] |
| 2. | a speech of violent denunciation [syn: tirade] |
| 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; "the ship was broadside to the dock" |
| 5. | the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship |
verb | |
| 1. | collide with the broad side of; "her car broad-sided mine" |
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