"broadsides" in the noun sense
1. circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
"he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
2. tirade, philippic, broadside
a speech of violent denunciation
3. broadside
all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship
4. broadside
the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern
"the ship was broadside to the dock"
5. broadside
the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
"broadsides" in the verb sense
1. broadside
collide with the broad side of
"her car broad-sided mine"
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