BROADSIDER - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

toward a full side

Example: a broadside attack

Part of speech: Noun

the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern

Example: the ship was broadside to the dock

Part of speech: Noun

all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship

Part of speech: Noun

a speech of violent denunciation

Part of speech: Noun

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

Example: he mailed the circular to all subscribers

Part of speech: Noun

the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship

Part of speech: Adverb

with a side facing an object

Example: the train hit the truck broadside; the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it

Part of speech: Verb

collide with the broad side of

Example: her car broad-sided mine

broadside – A related word in the same word family.

er – A related word in the same word family.

Place names often preserve ancient languages long after the people who spoke them are gone.