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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