Dictionary  broad•sidePronunciation: (brôd'sīd"), [key] —n., adv., v., -sid•ed, -sid•ing. —n. 1. the whole side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter. 2. Navy. a. all the guns that can be fired from one side of a warship. b. a simultaneous discharge of all the guns on one side of a warship. 3. any strong or comprehensive attack, as by criticism. 4. Also called broad•sheet Pronunciation: (brôd'shēt"). [key] a. a sheet of paper printed on one or both sides, as for distribution or posting. b. any printed advertising circular. 5. any broad surface or side, as of a house. 6. Also called broad'side bal'lad. a song, chiefly in 16th- and 17th-century England, written on a topical subject, printed on broadsides, and sung in public, as on a street corner, by a professional balladeer. —adv. 1. with the side, esp. with the broader side, facing toward a given point or object: The truck hit the fence broadside. 2. in a wide-ranging manner; at random: to attack the President's policies broadside. —v.i. 1. to proceed or go broadside. 2. to fire a broadside or broadsides. —v.t. 1. to collide with or run into the side of (a vehicle, object, person, etc.): We got broadsided on the freeway. 2. to make concerted verbal attacks on: The President was broadsided by the opposition. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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