Antonyms for broadside

Grammar : Adv, noun

Spell : brawd-sahyd

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbrɔdˌsaɪd

Definition of broadside

Origin : 1590s, "side of a ship" (technically, "the side of a ship above the water, between the bow and the quarter"), from broad (adj.) + side (n.); thus "the artillery on one side of a ship all fired off at once" (1590s, with figurative extensions). Two words until late 18c. Of things other than ships, 1630s. But oldest-recorded sense in English is "sheet of paper printed only on one side" (1570s).

As in sideways : adv to the edge, exteriority
As in magazine : noun periodic publication
As in pamphlet : noun booklet
As in poster : noun large paper advertisement
As in barrage : noun weapon fire
As in storm : noun commotion, turmoil
As in leaflet : noun handbill
As in circular : noun handbill
As in fusillade : noun rapid outburst
As in hail : noun torrent

Example sentences :

I should care nothing for her and her broadside if the schooner was not here.'
Extract from : « The Pirate and The Three Cutters » by Frederick Marryat

Besides, by breaking the circuit I can take off the influence when I am firing my own broadside.
Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro

He fired his first broadside before his lodger entered the barn.
Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

Sharp, shrewd, able and all that, but rough and hard as the broadside of a white-oak plank.
Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

The mate's gun was never fired, nor was the broadside from below.
Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini

He sheered off, then turned with a rush, broadside on, with his sail up.
Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey

Eventually I got him out of that broadside position away from us and to the boat.
Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey

Not a three-decker of the Channel fleet was readier for a broadside than herself.
Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever

We shall send them all three to the bottom at the first broadside.
Extract from : « At Aboukir and Acre » by George Alfred Henty

The answer to the broadside was a cry of "Vive la Republique!"
Extract from : « The Settlers in Canada » by Frederick Marryat

Synonyms for broadside

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