broadside

Universal Words noun, adverb, verb noun a fierce attack in words, whether written or spoken: The prime minister fired a broadside at his critics. adverb with one side facing sth SYNSIDEWAYS: The car skidded and crashed broadside into another car. * (BrE) The boat swung broadside on to the current of the river. verb [VN] (AmE) to crash into the side of sth: The driver ran a stop light and broadsided the truck.