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broadside
adjective
adverb
noun
verb
toward a full side
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- B
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- ROADSID
- Scrabble score
- 13
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
toward a full side
“a broadside attack”
adverb
with a side facing an object
“the train hit the truck broadside”
noun
the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
noun
the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern
“the ship was broadside to the dock”
noun
all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship
noun
a speech of violent denunciation
noun
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
“he mailed the circular to all subscribers”
verb
collide with the broad side of
“her car broad-sided mine”
In context
Example Sentences
a broadside attack
the train hit the truck broadside
the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it
the ship was broadside to the dock
he mailed the circular to all subscribers
her car broad-sided mine
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