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Broadside Very Common

Broadside has 11 different meanings across 4 categories:

Noun · Verb · Adjective · Adverb

Definitions
Noun
1

an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution

"he mailed the circular to all subscribers"

2

a speech of violent denunciation

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

6

One side of a ship above the water line; all the guns on one side of a warship; their simultaneous firing.

Verb
1

collide with the broad side of

"her car broad-sided mine"

2

To collide with something sideways on

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"

2

Sideways; with the side turned to the direction of some object.

Example Sentences
"he mailed the circular to all subscribers" noun
"the ship was broadside to the dock" noun
"her car broad-sided mine" verb
"a broadside attack" adjective
"the train hit the truck broadside" adverb
"the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it" adverb
See Also
sheet firing written collide folded warship turned gun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
ad denunciation declamation armament side fire hit
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
stuffer
Rhyming Words
ide aide wide tide vide gide pide eide fide bide nide side cide hide ride wride aside amide guide bride
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