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Meanings of broadside in English

Portuguese
panfleto
Catalan
circular

An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution.

panfleto
Portuguese
diatribe

A speech of violent denunciation.

diatribe

Single-sheet notices or advertisements.

Broadside.

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Usage of broadside in English
1
The very first broadside made a considerable breach in the enemy's works.
Hurricane Hurry
2
We instantly commenced the work of death by pouring in a broadside.
The Privateersman
3
I braced for a broadside of questions about the Brown Mountain remains.
Speaking in Bones
4
From a very rare broadside, in the collection made by Narcissus Luttrell.
The Works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volume...
5
In an expletive-charged broadside, the executive was quoted as saying: You... Americans!
Reuters
6
Only last month, Mickelson had fired his latest broadside at the USGA.
The Guardian
7
The young trapper dismounted, and turned his horse broadside to the bushes.
The Scalp Hunters
8
Sight for 150 yards, and wait till the beast turns broadside on.
King Solomon's Mines
9
We expected in a few minutes to send a broadside into her.
Will Weatherhelm: The Yarn of an Old Sailor
10
Besides the Llangaron, three ironclads were now drifting broadside to the sea.
The Great War Syndicate
11
Someone had used a page of a broadside to wrap a bottle.
Caleb's crossing
12
They run a stopsign and hit a brand new Dodge pickup broadside.
No country for old men
13
We'd 'ave got them too in the next broadside! He meant it.
Colors Aloft!
14
A whole broadside from the Greek now came rattling down upon us.
Will Weatherhelm: The Yarn of an Old Sailor
15
That timely broadside saved the English commander-in-chiefs ship from an early defeat.
The Two Admirals
16
At length the schooner got near enough to fire a whole broadside.
Adrift in a Boat
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Broadside across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common