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Definition of broadside

the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern; "the ship was broadside to the dock"
all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship
a speech of violent denunciation
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
collide with the broad side of; "her car broad-sided mine"
toward a full side; "a broadside attack"
with a side facing an object; "the train hit the truck broadside"; "the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it"

Similar Words: tirade, philippic, circular, handbill, bill, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway

Hyponyms: stuffer

Derivational Morphology: circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute, circularize, circularise, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse

Anagrams: sideboard

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