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English Dictionary: broadside by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
broadside
adv
  1. with a side facing an object; "the train hit the truck broadside"; "the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it"
adj
  1. toward a full side; "a broadside attack"
n
  1. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
    Synonym(s): circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway
  2. a speech of violent denunciation
    Synonym(s): tirade, philippic, broadside
  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
v
  1. collide with the broad side of; "her car broad-sided mine"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Broadside \Broad"side`\, n.
      1. (Naut.) The side of a ship above the water line, from the
            bow to the quarter.
  
      2. A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a ship,
            at the same time.
  
      3. A volley of abuse or denunciation. [Colloq.]
  
      4. (Print.) A sheet of paper containing one large page, or
            printed on one side only; -- called also {broadsheet}.
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