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Meaning of broadside

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

broadside

noun

Definitions

  1. One side of a ship above the water line; all the guns on one side of a warship; their simultaneous firing.

  2. (by extension) A forceful attack, be it written or spoken.

  3. A large sheet of paper, printed on one side and folded.

  4. The printed lyrics of a folk song or ballad; a broadsheet.

verb

Definitions

  1. To collide with something sideways on

adverb

Definitions

  1. Sideways; with the side turned to the direction of some object.