Associations to the word «Broadside»

BROADSIDE, noun. (nautical) One side of a ship above the water line; all the guns on one side of a warship; their simultaneous firing.

BROADSIDE, noun. (by extension) 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, adverb. Sideways; with the side turned to the direction of some object.

BROADSIDE, verb. (transitive) To collide with something sideways on

BROADSIDE, noun. An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers".

BROADSIDE, noun. A speech of violent denunciation.

BROADSIDE, noun. All of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship.

BROADSIDE, noun. The whole side of a vessel from stem to stern; "the ship was broadside to the dock".

BROADSIDE, noun. The simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship.

BROADSIDE, verb. Collide with the broad side of; "her car broad-sided mine".

BROADSIDE, adverb. With a side facing an object; "the train hit the truck broadside"; "the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it".

BROADSIDE, adjective. Toward a full side; "a broadside attack".