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    broadside
    /ˈbrɔːdsʌɪd/

    noun

    adverb

    • 1. with the side turned in a particular direction: "the yacht was drifting broadside to the wind"

    verb

    • 1. collide with the side of (a vehicle): North American "I had to skid my bike sideways to avoid broadsiding her"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBROADSIDE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    BROADSIDE definition: 1. a strong written or spoken attack (on someone): 2. the action of firing all the guns on one…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › broadsideBroadside Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. broad· side ˈbrȯd-ˌsīd. Synonyms of broadside. 1. a (1) : a sizable sheet of paper printed on one side. (2) : a sheet printed on one or both sides and folded. b. : something (such as a ballad) printed on a broadside. 2. archaic : the side of a ship above the waterline. 3. a. : all the guns on one side of a ship.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBROADSIDE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    BROADSIDE meaning: 1. a strong written or spoken attack (on someone): 2. the action of firing all the guns on one…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBROADSIDE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A broadside is a strong written or spoken attack on a person or institution. He launched a broadside against the young British kitchen staff who are not prepared to dedicate themselves to their chosen career.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › broadsideBROADSIDE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. the whole side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter. Navy. all the guns that can be fired from one side of a warship. a simultaneous discharge of all the guns on one side of a warship. any strong or comprehensive attack, as by criticism. Also called broadsheet.

  7. www.britannica.com › dictionary › broadsideBroadside Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    BROADSIDE meaning: 1 : a very strong and harsh spoken or written attack; 2 : an attack by a ship in which all the guns on one side of the ship are fired together.

  8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › broadsidebroadside | meaning of broadside in Longman Dictionary of...

    broadside meaning, definition, what is broadside: a strong criticism of someone or somethi...: Learn more.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryBROADSIDE - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

    Definitions of 'broadside'. 1. A broadside is a strong written or spoken attack on a person or institution. [...] 2. If a ship is broadside to something, it has its longest side facing in the direction of that thing. [technical] [...] 3. If one vehicle hits another broadside, it hits it on the side.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › broadside_advbroadside, adv. & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    OED's earliest evidence for broadside is from 1820, in the writing of Benjamin Silliman, scientist and educator. It is also recorded as a noun from the early 1500s. broadside is formed within English, by conversion.

  11. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › broadsideBroadside - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    with a side facing an object. “the train hit the truck broadside ”. “the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it”. adjective. toward a full side. “a broadside attack”. synonyms: side.