broadside

broad·side  (brôdsd)

n.

1. The side of a ship above the water line.

2.

a. All the guns on one side of a warship.

b. The simultaneous discharge of these guns.

3. A forceful verbal attack, as in a speech or editorial.

4.

a. A large sheet of paper usually printed on one side.

b. Something, such as an advertisement or public notice, that is printed on a broadside. Also called broadsheet.

5. A broad, unbroken surface.

adv.

With the side turned to a given point or object; sideways: The wave hit the canoe broadside and sank it.

tr.v. broad·sid·ed, broad·sid·ing, broad·sides

To strike or collide with full on the side: lost control of the truck and broadsided the car.

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broadside [ˈbrɔːdˌsaɪd]

n

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical the entire side of a vessel, from stem to stern and from waterline to rail

2. (Military) Naval

a.  all the armament fired from one side of a warship

b.  the simultaneous discharge of such armament

3. (Literature / Rhetoric) a strong or abusive verbal or written attack

4. (Music, other) Also called broadside ballad a ballad or popular song printed on one side of a sheet of paper and sold by hawkers, esp in 16th-century England

5. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) any standard size of paper before cutting or folding demy broadside

6. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) another name for broadsheet [1]

7. a large flat surface the broadside of the barn

adv

with a broader side facing an object; sideways the train hit the lorry broadside

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	broadside - an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" broadsheet, circular, flyer, handbill, throwaway, flier, bill ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing - a public promotion of some product or service stuffer - an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail
	2.	broadside - a speech of violent denunciation     philippic, tirade denouncement, denunciation - a public act of denouncing declamation - vehement oratory
	3.	broadside - all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship armament - weaponry used by military or naval force naval forces, navy - an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
	4.	broadside - the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern; "the ship was broadside to the dock" side - an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house"
	5.	broadside - the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship firing, fire - the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" naval forces, navy - an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
Verb	1.	broadside - collide with the broad side of; "her car broad-sided mine" collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike - hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
Adj.	1.	broadside - toward a full side; "a broadside attack" side - located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"
Adv.	1.	broadside - with a side facing an object; "the train hit the truck broadside"; "the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it"

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broadside

noun attack, criticism, censure, swipe, denunciation, diatribe, sideswipe, philippic She defiantly replied with a broadside.

Translations

broadside [ˈbrɔːdsaɪd]

A. N (Naut) (= side) → costado m; (= shots) (also fig) → andanada f
to fire a broadside (lit, fig) → soltar or disparar una andanada
broadside on (as adv) → de costado

B. ADV to be moored broadside to sth → estar amarrado de costado a algo

broadside [ˈbrɔːdsaɪd] n

(= attack) → attaque f violente or virulente
to launch a broadside against sb/sth → lancer une attaque violente contre qn/qch

broadside on adv → par le travers
to be broadside to sth → être flanc à flanc avec qch
broad-spectrum [ˌbrɔːdˈspɛktrəm] adj [antibiotic, vaccine, herbicide, pesticide] → à large spectre

broadside [ˈbrɔːdsaɪd] n (Naut) → bordata (fig) → attacco

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broadside [ˈbrɔːdsaɪd] n (Naut) → bordata (fig) → attacco