broadside
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noun
1.
the whole side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.
2.
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.
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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.
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broadside (ˈbrɔːdˌsaɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | nautical the entire side of a vessel, from stem to stern and from waterline to rail |
| 2. | navy |
| a. all the armament fired from one side of a warship | |
| b. the simultaneous discharge of such armament | |
| 3. | a strong or abusive verbal or written attack |
| 4. | Also called: broadside ballad a ballad or popular song printed on one side of a sheet of paper and sold by hawkers, esp in 16th-century England |
| 5. | any standard size of paper before cutting or folding: demy broadside |
| 6. | another name for broadsheet |
| 7. | a large flat surface: the broadside of the barn |
| —adv | |
| 8. | with a broader side facing an object; sideways: the train hit the lorry broadside |
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Word Origin & History
broadside
1590s, "side of a ship" (technically, "the side of a ship above the water, between the bow and the quarter"), from broad + side; thus "the artillery on one side of a ship all fired off at once" (1590s, with figurative extensions). Two words until
late 18c. Of things other than ships, 1630s. But oldest-recorded sense in English is "sheet of paper printed only on one side" (1570s).
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Example sentences
Plus now you are clearly materially involving a creator in a physical process, opening yourself to every broadside from science.
The information on a broadside should include a mixture of written description and pictures.
But the real problem with his broadside is that it is too narrow.
His prose was wordy and ornate but also sharp-edged and funny, packing the punch of an old-style broadside.
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