broadside

/bɹˈɔːdsa‍ɪd/

/ˈbɹɔdˌsaɪd/

Broadside

an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution

synonyms : bill

the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship

the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern

all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship

a speech of violent denunciation

synonyms : philippic

to broadside

MAIN VERB

collide with the broad side of

broadside

with a side facing an object

broadside

toward a full side

Examples

1. A broadside is basically an 18th-century or early 19th-century poster.

2. She was hit broadside by a tractor trailer.

3. We believe Broadside this document a decade later.

4. A broadside today from President Trump aimed at China and its trade policies.