broadside on
Examples
“The ship swung broadside on to the current of the river.”
“The rain⟳ had ceased now, but the wind was higher than ever, and once we were out of the shelter⟳ of Flax Bourton cutting we caught the full force⟳ of it broadside-on, straight off the Severn Sea.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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