Broadside
['brɔːdsaɪd] or ['brɔdsaɪd]
Definition
(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.
(verb.) collide with the broad side of; 'her car broad-sided mine'.
(adj.) toward a full side; 'a broadside attack' .
(adv.) with a side facing an object; 'the train hit the truck broadside'; 'the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it'.
Inputed by Kirsten--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.
(n.) A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a ship, at the same time.
(n.) A volley of abuse or denunciation.
(n.) A sheet of paper containing one large page, or printed on one side only; -- called also broadsheet.
Inputed by Evelyn
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Cannonade (from all the guns on the side of a ship).[2]. Placard, bill, poster, hand-bill.
Typist: Ronald
Examples
- As each of these projectiles weighed 1,400 pounds any battleship receiving such a broadside would probably have gone promptly to the bottom. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In recent great battleships four turrets are used, each carrying three of these great guns, giving a broadside of twelve of these monster weapons of war. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He went bounding down the vast broadside, spring after spring, like an ibex. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- At first the two forces circled at the same altitude, pouring broadside after broadside into each other. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Broadside after broadside they delivered as each vessel came in line with the ships of the therns. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- His Zodangan crew was pouring broadside after broadside into us and we were returning their fire with equal ferocity. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
Typist: Preston