broadside

[US]/'brɔːdsaɪd/
[UK]/'brɔdsaɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the side of a ship above the waterline; a strong verbal attack
adv. sideways, haphazardly
vt. to collide with one side
Word Forms
Present Participlebroadsiding
Pluralbroadsides
Third Person Singularbroadsides
Past Tensebroadside
Past Participlebroadside

Phrases & Collocations

broadside attack

broadside collision

Example Sentences

a broadside of Lee's farewell address.

the yacht was drifting broadside to the wind.

the ship swung broadside on to the current of the river.

The wave caught the canoe broadside and sank it.

her car was hit broadside by another vehicle.

he launched a broadside against both monetary and political union.

The parlement member delivered a broadside against the government's recent policies.

She delivered a broadside against government policies.

were killed when an intoxicated driver broadsided their car.

A greater conflict side-to-side can egest the container evidence towards the broadside with the littlest roller.

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