broadside
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noun \-ˌsīd\Definition of BROADSIDE
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a (1) : a sizable sheet of paper printed on one side (2) : a sheet printed on one or both sides and folded b : something (as a ballad) printed on a broadside
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archaic : the side of a ship above the waterline
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a : all the guns on one side of a ship; also : their simultaneous discharge b : a volley of abuse or denunciation
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: a broad or unbroken surface
See First Known Use of BROADSIDE
1575
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Rhymes with BROADSIDE
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adjectiveDefinition of BROADSIDE
: directed or placed broadside <a broadside attack>
First Known Use of BROADSIDE
1646
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adverbDefinition of BROADSIDE
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a : with the side forward or toward a given point : sideways <turned broadside> b : directly from the side <the car was hit broadside>
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: in one volley
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: at random
Examples of BROADSIDE
- The car was hit broadside.
- <one car hit the other broadside and crushed the passenger door>
First Known Use of BROADSIDE
1870
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transitive verbDefinition of BROADSIDE
: to hit broadside <the car was broadsided>
Examples of BROADSIDE
- His car was broadsided by a truck as he was driving through the intersection.
First Known Use of BROADSIDE
1981
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