Broadside

Definitions

1. One side of a ship above the waterline.
2. All the guns on one side of a warship.
3. The simultaneous firing of these guns.
4. A forceful attack, whether written or spoken.
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5. A large sheet of paper, printed on one side and folded.
6. The printed lyrics of a folk song or ballad; a broadsheet.

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Examples

“Broadside! What fools to face⟳ our guns!”

“Although slaveholders managed - through a combination of political compromise and ideological broadside - to contain⟳ the threat of a major anti-slavery compaign by fellow Southerners, planters could never be totally sure of non-slaveholders' loyalty to the social order⟳.”

“Fernández's diplomatic broadside follows the British government's decision last⟳ month to name⟳ a large frozen chunk of Antarctica after the Queen – a gesture viewed in Buenos Aires as provocative.”

“He delivered a broadside to the RMT leadership, saying: "This response to a significantly enhanced offer⟳ exposes their true priority - using the British public and NR workers as pawns in a fight⟳ with the Government.”

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