English to English
noun
- an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
He mailed the circular to all subscribers.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a speech of violent denunciation
source: WordNet 3.0
- all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship
source: WordNet 3.0
- the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern
The ship was broadside to the dock.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
source: WordNet 3.0
- The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.
source: Webster 1913
adverb
- with a side facing an object
The train hit the truck broadside.
The wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it.
source: WordNet 3.0
adjective satellite
- toward a full side
A broadside attack.
source: WordNet 3.0
verb
- collide with the broad side of
Her car broad-sided mine.
source: WordNet 3.0
