Dictionary definition · broadside
noun
- an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution"he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
- a speech of violent denunciation
- all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship
- the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern"the ship was broadside to the dock"
- the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
verb
- collide with the broad side of"her car broad-sided mine"
adjective
- toward a full side"a broadside attack"
adverb
- with a side facing an object"the train hit the truck broadside"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).