broadsiding
Crashing into laterally
Broadsiding is attacking or criticizing someone forcefully and often unexpectedly, like a vehicle being struck from the side: The senator spent the debate broadsiding her opponent on immigration policy.
The term comes from naval warfare, where a broadside was the simultaneous firing of all guns on one side of a ship.
Sustained projectile assault
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- onslaughtFierce, overwhelming assault
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
torrent · avalanche · swamping · saturation · blitz · ambush · blindsided · caught-off-guard
Strike vehicle perpendicularly
- crashSudden violent impact
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- rammingStriking with violent impact
- smashBreak violently apart
accident · fender-bender · jolt · shunt · whiplash · dent · pileup · wreckage
Aggressive act against another
- lambastingHarshly criticizing someone
- denouncingPublicly declaring disapproval
- excoriatingSeverely denouncing or censuring
- blastingExplosive material removal
slamming · rebuking · assailing · savaging · panning · roasting · skewering · pillorying
Sustained artillery fire
- salvoSimultaneous weapons discharge
- volleySimultaneous firing burst
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- gunneryScience of heavy weaponry
man-of-war · frigate · ship-of-the-line · engagement · seafight · warship · gunport · battery
bombardment
Sustained projectile assault
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- onslaughtFierce, overwhelming assault
- delugeSevere overflow of water
inundation · torrent · avalanche · swamping · saturation · blitz · ambush · blindsided · caught-off-guard · unexpected
t-bone
Strike vehicle perpendicularly
smash · accident · fender-bender · jolt · shunt · whiplash · dent · pileup · wreckage · crumple
attack
Aggressive act against another
- lambastingHarshly criticizing someone
- denouncingPublicly declaring disapproval
- excoriatingSeverely denouncing or censuring
blasting · slamming · rebuking · assailing · savaging · panning · roasting · skewering · pillorying · condemnation
cannonade
Sustained artillery fire
- salvoSimultaneous weapons discharge
- volleySimultaneous firing burst
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
gunnery · man-of-war · frigate · ship-of-the-line · engagement · seafight · warship · gunport · battery · privateer
- maritime accidentsship collision, ramming, sideswipe, glancing blow, hull breach
broadsidingrear-ending
Striking vehicle ahead
rear-end collision · missing · avoiding · head-on collision · frontal impact
broadsidingsupporting
Bearing or sustaining
defending · praising · complimenting · affirming · endorsing
side, broad, broadly, broadcasting, broadcaster, broadband, broadside, broadsword, broadsheet