I. -ˌsīd noun
Date: 1575
1.
a.
(1) : a sizable sheet of paper printed on one side
(2) : a sheet printed on one or both sides and folded
b. : something (as a ballad) printed on a broadside
2. archaic : the side of a ship above the waterline
3.
a. : all the guns on one side of a ship ; also : their simultaneous discharge
b. : a volley of abuse or denunciation
4. : a broad or unbroken surface
II. adjective
Date: 1646
: directed or placed broadside
a broadside attack
III. adverb
Date: 1870
1.
a. : with the side forward or toward a given point : sideways
turned broadside
b. : directly from the side
the car was hit broadside
2. : in one volley
3. : at random
IV. transitive verb
Date: 1981
: to hit broadside
the car was broadsided