broadside in WordNet English dictionary

1. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
   "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
   circular  handbill  bill  broadside  broadsheet  flier  flyer  throwaway 
   
2. the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
   broadside 
   
3. the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern
   "the ship was broadside to the dock"
   broadside 
   
4. all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship
   broadside 
   
5. a speech of violent denunciation
   tirade  philippic  broadside 
   

1. collide with the broad side of
   "her car broad-sided mine"
   broadside 
   

1. with a side facing an object
   "the train hit the truck broadside"; "the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it"
   broadside  broadside 
   

1. toward a full side
   "a broadside attack"
   broadside