Broadside

Full definition of broadside

Noun

1. (nautical) One side of a ship above the water line; all the guns on one side of a warship; their simultaneous firing.
2. (by extension) A forceful attack, be it written or spoken.
3. A large sheet of paper, printed on one side and folded.
• 2013, Luke Harding and Uki Goni, Argentina urges UK to hand back Falklands and 'end colonialism (in The Guardian, 3 January 2013)http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jan/02/argentina-britain-hand-back-falklandsFernández's diplomatic broadside follows the British government's decision last month to name a large frozen chunk of Antarctica after the Queen – a gesture viewed in Buenos Aires as provocative.
4. The printed lyrics of a folk song or ballad; a broadsheet.

Adverb

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

Verb

1. (transitive) To collide with something sideways on

Anagrams

• sideboard