broadside has definitions from the fields of nautical,military,arms,rhetoric,business
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[ noun ] (business) an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution

Examples

"he mailed the circular to all subscribers"

Used in print

(Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)

What he was_about became clear to her with the circulation of another broadside proclamation by General_McClellan , threatening reprisals against Rebel guerrillas .

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[ noun ] (nautical) the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern

Examples

"the ship was broadside to the dock"

Related terms

side

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[ noun ] (rhetoric) a violent denunciation

Synonyms

philippic tirade

Related terms

denunciation declamation

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[ noun ] (naval) all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship

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armament navy

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[ verb ] collide with the broad side of

Examples

"her car broad-sided mine"

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hit

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[ adjective ] toward a full side

Examples

"a broadside attack"

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side

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[ adverb ] with a side facing an object

Examples

"the train hit the truck broadside" "the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it"

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[ noun ] (naval) the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship

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fire navy

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