broadside
/ˈbrɔdˌsaɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.85 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The simultaneous firing of these guns.
noun
A large sheet of paper, printed on one side and folded.
noun
The printed lyrics of a folk song or ballad; a broadsheet.
Example Sentences
- "Broadside! What fools to face our guns!"
- "Although slaveholders managed - through a combination of political compromise and ideological broadside - to contain the threat of a major anti-slavery compaign by fellow Southerners, planters could never be totally sure of non-slaveholders' loyalty to the social order."
- "Fernández'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."
- "He delivered a broadside to the RMT leadership, saying: "This response to a significantly enhanced offer exposes their true priority - using the British public and NR workers as pawns in a fight with the Government."
- "[...] the slight fluctuations [in speed] were due to a strong side-wind, which caught the train broadside along exposed stretches of the line."
- "1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure They were going some 60-80 mph [on a motorcycle] down a 30 mph street, hit a car broadside & Pat pushed against Bert, who was crushed into the side of the car."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbrɔdˌsaɪd/
- British English: /ˈbrɔːdsaɪd/
Usage
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Derived Forms
Phrases
broadside ironclad
broadside on