Definition of broadside Broadside

/bɹɔˈdsajˌd/ - [brodsayd] - broad•side

We found 21 definitions of broadside from 6 different sources.

What does broadside mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: broadsides
broadside - the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
		firing, fire the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
broadside - the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern; "the ship was broadside to the dock"
		side an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house"
broadside - all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship
		armament weaponry used by military or naval force
broadside - an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
		circular, handbill, bill, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway
		ad, advert, advertisement, advertizement, advertizing, advertising a public promotion of some product or service
broadside - a speech of violent denunciation
		tirade, philippic
		denouncement, denunciation a public act of denouncing
Verb broadsides, broadsiding, broadsided
broadside - collide with the broad side of; "her car broad-sided mine"
		collide with, impinge on, run into, hit, strike collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"
Adjective broadside, broadsider, broadsidest
broadside - toward a full side; "a broadside attack"
Adverb
broadside - with a side facing an object; "the train hit the truck broadside"; "the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it"

= synonym
= antonym
= related word

Wiktionary

broadside (Noun)
One side of a ship above the water line; all the guns on one side of a warship; their simultaneous firing.
broadside (Noun)
A forceful attack, be it written or spoken.
broadside (Noun)
A large sheet of paper, printed on one side and folded.
broadside (Noun)
The printed lyrics of a folk song or ballad; a broadsheet.
broadside (Verb)
To collide with something sideways on.
broadside (Adverb)
Sideways; with the side turned to the direction of some object.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

broadside (n.)
The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.
broadside (n.)
A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a ship, at the same time.
broadside (n.)
A volley of abuse or denunciation.
broadside (n.)
A sheet of paper containing one large page, or printed on one side only; -- called also broadsheet.

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️

broadside
bordee, in a naval engagement, the whole discharge of the artillery on one side of a ship of war above and below; as,
We poured a broadside into the enemy’s ship, i. e. discharged all the ship’s cannon on one side upon her.
She brought her broadside to bear on the castle; that is, disposed the ship so as to point all her cannon to it within point-blank range.
A squall of wind laid the ship on her broadside; that is, pressed her down in the water, so as nearly to overturn her.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

broadside
The whole array, or the simultaneous discharge of the artillery on one side of a ship of war above and below. It also implies the whole of that side of a ship above the water which is situate between the bow and quarter, and is in a position nearly perpendicular to the horizon. Also, a name given to the old folio sheets whereon ballads and proclamations were printed of old (broad-sheet).