broadsides

Simultaneous cannon fire

Broadsides are verbal attacks or criticisms delivered forcefully and all at once, like a naval ship firing all its cannons from one side simultaneously: The senator launched broadsides against the proposed legislation.

The original broadside was a ship's flank or a volley fired from it.

A broadside is also a large sheet printed on one side only, used historically for announcements, ballads, or propaganda.

To hit something broadside is to strike it squarely on the side: The truck hit the car broadside.

criticism

attack

Aggressive act against another

denunciationFormal public accusation
tiradeExtended angry speech
diatribeBitter, prolonged verbal attack

polemic · censure · condemnation · rebuke · invective · harangue · screed · excoriation · lambasting · fulmination

naval

man-of-war

Armed sailing vessel

ship-of-the-lineHeavy warship for battle formations
frigateMedium-sized naval warship
galleonLarge historical sailing ship

gunwale · cannon · gunnery · salvo · deck · fleet · warship · battleship · privateer · sloop

publication

pamphlet

Unbound topical booklet

handbillPrinted sheet for distribution
leafletSingle-sheet printed handout
flyerPrinted advertisement sheet

broadsheet · poster · circular · bulletin · proclamation · manifesto · tract · placard · newsletter · gazette

lateral

sideways

Toward one side

flankingAt the sides of
abeamPerpendicular to keel
athwartAcross and against

beam · perpendicular · transverse · oblique · sidelong · crosswise · abreast · parallel

broadsides

attack

man-of-war

pamphlet

sideways

broadsides

Opposites

Phrases

Categories

Family