1. (

• circular ,
• handbill ,
• bill ,
• broadside ,
• broadsheet ,
• flier ,
• flyer ,
• throwaway ,

) an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" ;

2. (

• tirade ,
• philippic ,
• broadside ,

) a speech of violent denunciation ;

3. (

• broadside ,

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

4. (

• broadside

) the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern; "the ship was broadside to the dock" ;

5. (

• broadside

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

1. (

• broadside

) collide with the broad side of; "her car broad-sided mine" ;

1. (

• broadside

) toward a full side; "a broadside attack" ;