Collins English-English Dictionary

broadside ['brɔːd,saɪd]

1. 1. n [nautical] the entire side of a vessel, from stem to stern and from waterline to rail

2. 2. n broadside ballad a ballad or popular song printed on one side of a sheet of paper and sold by hawkers, esp in 16th-century England

3. 3. n [naval] all the armament fired from one side of a warship

4. 4. n the simultaneous discharge of such armament

5. 5. n a strong or abusive verbal or written attack

6. 6. n any standard size of paper before cutting or folding

   demy broadside

7. 7. n another name for broadsheet

8. 8. n a large flat surface

   the broadside of the barn

9. 9. adv with a broader side facing an object; sideways

   the train hit the lorry broadside