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broadside

The correct spelling is broadside.

How to pronounce broadside

noun

Say it like: Broa-dsi-de

The correct spelling is broadside. One side of a ship above the water line; all the guns on one side of a warship; their simultaneous firing.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.One side of a ship above the water line; all the guns on one side of a warship; their simultaneous firing.
  2. 2.(by extension) A forceful attack, be it written or spoken.
  3. 3.A large sheet of paper, printed on one side and folded.
  4. 4.The printed lyrics of a folk song or ballad; a broadsheet.

verb

  1. 1.To collide with something sideways on

adverb

  1. 1.Sideways; with the side turned to the direction of some object.

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