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broadside

/ broadside /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
Type of:
fire firing
Domain:
navy naval forces
noun Sense 2
the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern
"the ship was broadside to the dock"
Type of:
side
noun Sense 3
all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship
Type of:
armament
Domain:
navy naval forces
verb Sense 4
collide with the broad side of
"her car broad-sided mine"
Type of:
hit strike impinge on
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
adjective satellite Sense 5
toward a full side
"a broadside attack"
Similar:
side(a)
adverb Sense 6
with a side facing an object
"the train hit the truck broadside"
"the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it"
noun Sense 7
a speech of violent denunciation
Type of:
denunciation denouncement declamation
noun Sense 8
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
"he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
Type of:
ad advertisement advertizement
Kinds of:
stuffer
Derived:
circulate pass around pass on distribute circularize
Semantic Complexity
86%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
1
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fire firing side armament hit strike impinge on side(a) denunciation denouncement declamation ad