1. The whole side of a vessel from stem to stern
   "the ship was broadside to the dock"
    
2. (navy) all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship
   "The battleship unleashed a devastating broadside against the enemy vessel"
    
3. (navy) the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
   "The pirate ship was sunk by a single broadside from the naval vessel"
    
4. A speech of violent denunciation
   "her broadside provoked a counterblast from her husband";
   - tirade, philippic
    
5. An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
   "They distributed broadsides announcing the town hall meeting";
   - circular, handbill, bill, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway, dodger [US]

1. Toward a full side
   "a broadside attack"

1. With a side facing an object
   "the train hit the truck broadside"; "the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it"

1. Collide with the broad side of
   "The truck broadsided the passenger car at the intersection"

Derived forms: broadsided, broadsides, broadsiding

See also: side

Type of: ad [informal], advert [Brit], advertisement, advertising, advertizement [US, non-standard], advertizing [US, non-standard], armament, collide with, declamation, denouncement, denunciation, fire, firing, hit, impact, impinge on, run into, side, strike

Encyclopedia: Broadside