Sekirov Dictionary

broadside

/ˈbrɔːdsaɪd/

noun 6
adverb 1
verb 1
forms 3

noun6

One side of a ship above the waterline.
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The simultaneous firing of these guns.
- Broadside! What fools to face our guns! — 2007
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A forceful attack, whether written or spoken.
- Fernández's diplomatic broadside follows the British government's decision last month to name a large frozen chunk of Antarctica after the Queen – a gesture viewed in Buenos Aires as provocative. — 2013
A large sheet of paper, printed on one side and folded.
The printed lyrics of a folk song or ballad; a broadsheet.
All the guns on one side of a warship.

adverb1

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Sideways; with the side turned to the direction of some object.
- [...] the slight fluctuations [in speed] were due to a strong side-wind, which caught the train broadside along exposed stretches of the line. — 1964

verb1

To collide with something side-on.

forms

broadsided · broadsiding · broadsides

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