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/brˈɔdsˌaɪd/ Listen

noun

Broadside n.

(Naut.) The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.

A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a ship, at the same time.

A volley of abuse or denunciation. (Colloq.)

(Print.) A sheet of paper containing one large page, or printed on one side only; called also broadsheet.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... of the shaft where the rest of the party seemed to await them. As they came up Percival felt himself raked by a broadside from the maternal lorgnon that left him all but disabled. The father glowered at him and asked questions in the high key we are apt to adopt in addressing foreigners, in the instinctive fallacy that any language ...

— The Spenders - A Tale of the Third Generation • Harry Leon Wilson

... a broadside of plain dealing, this Wit I present thee with is such as can only be in fashion, invented purposely to keep off the violent assaults of melancholy, assisted by the additional engines and weapons of sack and good company... What hath not been extant of Sir J. M., of Ja. S., of Sir W. D., ...

— The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 • David Masson

... wildebeest ran away for about fifty yards; then he wheeled round and stood facing me. Just as I was about to fire he turned and stood broadside on, gazing at the carcass of his mate. I fired, aiming just behind the shoulder. The bullet "klopped" hard. The animal reeled, ran about fifty yards to my right, and once more stood, again broadside on. ...

— Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer • W. C. Scully

... foolish as to trust a long shot. It makes a great smoke and some noise, but it's a terrible uncertain manner of throwing old iron about. In such a business as this, I would sooner trust Tom Coffin and his harpoon to back me, than the best broadside that ever rattled out of the three decks of a ninety-gun ship. Come, gather your limbs together, and try if you can walk on terra ...

— The Pilot • J. Fenimore Cooper

... the brow of the hill, and presently a large tiger came out from some bushes at the foot. He came cantering along in a clumsy fashion over an open space, affording us an excellent shot, and when he was broadside on we both fired, breaking his back. He could not move his hind legs, but stood up on his front paws. Approaching closer, we shot ...

— American Big Game in Its Haunts • Various

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