broadside

Meanings

Plural: broadsides

Noun

• an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
• a speech of violent denunciation
• all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship
• the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern
  • "the ship was broadside to the dock"
• the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
• One side of a ship above the water line; all the guns on one side of a warship; their simultaneous firing.
• A forceful attack, whether written or spoken.
• A large sheet of paper, printed on one side and folded.
• The printed lyrics of a folk song or ballad; a broadsheet.

Verb

• collide with the broad side of
• To collide with something side-on.

Adjective Satellite

• toward a full side
  • "a broadside attack"

Adverb

• with a side facing an object
  • "the train hit the truck broadside"
  • "the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it"

Adv

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

Synonyms

bill, broadsheet, circular, flier, flyer, handbill, philippic, throwaway, tirade

Anagrams of broadside