John Podhoretz

Vice presidents are at times tasked with issuing direct broadsides against enemies while the top guy stays above the fray. But never before has a vice president served as an attack dog against his own party's voters.

American Writer

Cynthia Ozick

If an essay has a 'motive,' it is linked more to happenstance and opportunity than to the driven will. A genuine essay is not a doctrinaire tract or a propaganda effort or a broadside.

American Novelist

David Lloyd George

What do you want to be a sailor for? There are greater storms in politics than you will ever find at sea. Piracy, broadsides, blood on the decks. You will find them all in politics.

Welsh Statesman

Paul Ryan

What we heard today was not fiscal leadership from our Commander-in-Chief, what we heard today was a political broadside from our Campaigner-in-Chief.

American Politician

Originally described simultaneous firing of all guns on one side of a warship.

Naval Origins

Used metaphorically to signify a powerful, concentrated effort or impact.

Impact Intensity

Implies a sudden, intense criticism, not just a casual remark.

Harsh Critique

Often used in contexts of public speaking, debates, or controversial discussions.

Public Debates

Highlights its function to inform a wide audience on paper, similar to flyers.

Informative Function

Traditionally, broadsides were used before the digital age for announcements.

Historical Usage

Highlights the movement or action occurring with the side turned in a specific direction.

Directional Action

Often used to describe accidents where a vehicle is hit on its side unexpectedly.

Unexpected Collision

 mechanical failure and that the crew was abandoning the vessel into life rafts. It depended what the mechanical failure was. Ships that lose power in heavy seas can capsize as they drift broadside to the current.

Broadside

Naval Origins

Impact Intensity

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