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. | |
4. | (Print.) A sheet of paper containing one large page, or printed on one side only; - called also |
Noun | 1. | ![]() |
2. | broadside - a speech of violent denunciation | |
3. | broadside - all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship | |
4. | broadside - the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern; "the ship was broadside to the dock" | |
5. | broadside - the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship | |
Verb | 1. | broadside - collide with the broad side of; "her car broad-sided mine" |
Adj. | 1. | broadside - toward a full side; "a broadside attack" |
Adv. | 1. | broadside - with a side facing an object; "the train hit the truck broadside"; "the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it" |