broadside meaning and definition

BROADSIDE noun

Definition of broadside (noun)

1. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
   • "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
   • synonyms: bill, broadsheet, circular, flier, flyer, handbill, throwaway
2. a speech of violent denunciation
   • synonyms: philippic, 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

BROADSIDE verb

Definition of broadside (verb)

1. collide with the broad side of
   • "her car broad-sided mine"

BROADSIDE adjective

Definition of broadside (adjective)

1. toward a full side
   • "a broadside attack"

BROADSIDE adverb

Definition of broadside (adverb)

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