broadside.
One side of a ship above the waterline.
Meaning & usage
One side of a ship above the waterline.
All the guns on one side of a warship.
The simultaneous firing of these guns.
A forceful attack, whether written or spoken.
A large sheet of paper, printed on one side and folded.
The printed lyrics of a folk song or ballad; a broadsheet.
Where this word comes from
From broad + side.
Sideways; with the side turned to the direction of some object.
Where this word comes from
From broad + side.
To collide with something side-on.
Where this word comes from
From broad + side.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.