The meaning of BROADSIDE is a sizable sheet of paper printed on one side. How to use broadside in a sentence.

They broadside their opponents, routinely flouting the ad hominem principle (attacking the person rather than discussing the idea) instead of engaging in subtle, complex argument.

With the side turned to a given point or object; sideways: The wave hit the canoe broadside and sank it.

BROADSIDE meaning: 1 : a very strong and harsh spoken or written attack; 2 : an attack by a ship in which all the guns on one side of the ship are fired together

If a ship is broadside to something, it has its longest side facing in the direction of that thing.

Definition of broadside noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

any strong or complete attack on someone, as by criticism: The candidate was hit with several political broadsides from the media. with the broader side facing toward a certain point or object: The truck hit …

Dec 14, 2025 · broadside (third-person singular simple present broadsides, present participle broadsiding, simple past and past participle broadsided) (transitive) To collide with something side-on.

broadside, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

BROADSIDE definition: the whole side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter. See examples of broadside used in a sentence.