Definitions of broadside:

  • 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
    Example: "The ship was broadside to the dock"
  • noun:   all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship
  • noun:   a speech of violent denunciation
  • noun:   an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
  • verb:   collide with the broad side of
  • adjective:   toward a full side
    Example: "A broadside attack"
  • adverb:   with a side facing an object
    Example: "The train hit the truck broadside"