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broad·side / ˈbrôdˌsīd/ • n. 1. a nearly simultaneous firing of all the guns from one side of a warship. ∎ fig. a strongly worded critical attack: broadsides against the Christian faith. ∎ the side of a ship above the water between the bow and quarter. 2. a sheet of paper printed on one side only, forming one large page: a broadside of Lee's farewell address. • adv. with the side turned to a particular thing: the yacht was drifting broadside to the wind. ∎ on the side: her car was hit broadside by another vehicle. • v. [tr.] collide with the side of (a vehicle): I had to skid my bike sideways to avoid broadsiding her. |
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"broadside." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "broadside." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-broadside.html "broadside." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-broadside.html |
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broadside n.
1. a nearly simultaneous firing of all the guns from one side of a warship. 2. the set of guns that can fire on each side of a warship. 3. the side of a ship above the water between the bow and quarter. broadside on also broadside to sideways on: the canoe was broadside to the waves. |
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"broadside." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "broadside." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-broadside.html "broadside." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-broadside.html |
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broadside, the full weight of metal which, before the days of missiles, could be fired simultaneously from all the guns on one side of a warship. Broadside on, sideways, the opposite of end on.
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"broadside." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "broadside." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-broadside.html "broadside." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-broadside.html |
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broadside, a sheet of paper printed on one side only, forming one large page; a term generally used of ballads, etc., so printed.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "broadside." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "broadside." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-broadside.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "broadside." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-broadside.html |
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broadside a firing of all the guns from one side of a warship.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "broadside." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "broadside." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-broadside.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "broadside." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-broadside.html |
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broadside
•backside, trackside
•bedside • airside
•Tayside, wayside
•lakeside • stateside • graveside
•quayside, seaside, Teesside
•beachside • hillside • ringside
•suicide • herbicide • regicide
•fungicide • filicide • Barmecide
•homicide
•germicide, spermicide
•tyrannicide • parricide
•fratricide, matricide, patricide
•uxoricide • countryside • infanticide
•insecticide • pesticide • parasiticide
•mountainside • Merseyside
•Tyneside
•dioxide, dockside, hydroxide, monoxide, oxide, peroxide
•alongside
•diopside, topside
•broadside • downside • roadside
•poolside • upside • nearside
•fireside • Humberside • underside
•genocide • waterside • riverside
•silverside • overside
•kerbside (US curbside) • Burnside
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"broadside." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "broadside." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-broadside.html "broadside." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-broadside.html |
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