Broadside
noun
An attack with all the guns on one side of a warship.
The warship released a devastating broadside on the enemy frigate.
Often appears as...
- release a broadside
- broadside attack
noun
A strongly worded criticism.
He launched a broadside against his critics during the interview.
Often appears as...
- launch a broadside
- broadside against someone
noun
A large piece of paper printed with information.
The event was announced on a broadside posted around town.
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- print a broadside
- post a broadside
adverb
With the side facing a certain direction.
The truck slid broadside on the icy road.
Often appears as...
- slide broadside
- crash broadside
noun
An attack with all the guns on one side of a warship.
The warship released a devastating broadside on the enemy frigate.
Often appears as...
- release a broadside
- broadside attack
noun
A strongly worded criticism.
He launched a broadside against his critics during the interview.
Often appears as...
- launch a broadside
- broadside against someone
noun
A large piece of paper printed with information.
The event was announced on a broadside posted around town.
Often appears as...
- print a broadside
- post a broadside
adverb
With the side facing a certain direction.
The truck slid broadside on the icy road.
Often appears as...
- slide broadside
- crash broadside
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Naval Origins
Originally described simultaneous firing of all guns on one side of a warship.
Old naval battles often involved exchanging broadsides.
Pro Tip 2/2Impact Intensity
Used metaphorically to signify a powerful, concentrated effort or impact.
The company’s marketing campaign hit competitors with a broadside.
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A Mysterious Sinking PIPE...
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.
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A Mysterious Sinking PIPE...
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.
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Quote examples
John Podhoretz
American Writer
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.
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Cynthia Ozick
American Novelist
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.
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David Lloyd George
Welsh Statesman
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.
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Paul Ryan
American Politician
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.
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John Podhoretz
American Writer
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.
Quote examples
Cynthia Ozick
American Novelist
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.
Quote examples
David Lloyd George
Welsh Statesman
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.
Quote examples
Paul Ryan
American Politician
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.
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