Broadside - Definition
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" [syn: circular, handbill,
bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer,
throwaway]
2: a speech of violent denunciation [syn: 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"