Broadside — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution

a speech of violent denunciation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌænsɪlˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɔːdsaɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɔːdsaɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌænsɪlˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

he mailed the circular to all subscribers
the ship was broadside to the dock
her car broad-sided mine

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bill broadsheet flier circular tirade handbill philippic flyer throwaway

Parts of Speech

noun	an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution “he mailed the circular to all subscribers”
noun	a speech of violent denunciation
noun	all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship
noun	the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern “the ship was broadside to the dock”
noun	the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
verb	collide with the broad side of “her car broad-sided mine”
adjective	toward a full side “a broadside attack”
adverb	with a side facing an object “the train hit the truck broadside”

Word Forms

circulate	verb	cause be distributed
circularize	verb	canvass by distributing letters
circularise	verb	canvass by distributing letters
broadside	verb	collide with the broad side of
broadside	noun	the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Breitseite

eine Werbung (normalerweise auf einer Seite oder in einer Broschüre gedruckt), die für eine weite Verbreitung bestimmt ist

🇫🇷French

bordée

une publicité (généralement imprimée sur une page ou dans un dépliant) destinée à une large diffusion

🇪🇸Spanish

costado

un anuncio (normalmente impreso en una página o en un folleto) destinado a una amplia distribución

🇮🇹Italian

fiancata

un annuncio pubblicitario (solitamente stampato su una pagina o su un volantino) destinato ad un'ampia distribuzione

🇳🇱Dutch

breedte

een advertentie (meestal gedrukt op een pagina of in een folder) bedoeld voor brede verspreiding

🇵🇹Portuguese

lateral

um anúncio (geralmente impresso em uma página ou folheto) destinado a ampla distribuição

🇷🇺Russian

залп

рекламное объявление (обычно напечатанное на странице или в буклете), предназначенное для широкого распространения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नाव का पहलू

एक विज्ञापन (आमतौर पर एक पृष्ठ पर या एक पत्रक में मुद्रित) जिसका उद्देश्य व्यापक वितरण करना है

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্রডসাইড

একটি বিজ্ঞাপন (সাধারণত একটি পৃষ্ঠায় বা একটি লিফলেটে মুদ্রিত) ব্যাপক বিতরণের উদ্দেশ্যে

🇮🇳Tamil

பரந்த

ஒரு விளம்பரம் (பொதுவாக ஒரு பக்கத்தில் அல்லது துண்டு பிரசுரத்தில் அச்சிடப்படும்) பரந்த விநியோகத்திற்காக வடிவமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

విశాలమైన

విస్తృత పంపిణీ కోసం ఉద్దేశించిన ఒక ప్రకటన (సాధారణంగా ఒక పేజీలో లేదా కరపత్రంలో ముద్రించబడుతుంది).

🇮🇳Marathi

रुंद बाजू

एक जाहिरात (सामान्यत: पृष्ठावर किंवा पत्रकात छापलेली) विस्तृत वितरणासाठी आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બ્રોડસાઇડ

એક જાહેરાત (સામાન્ય રીતે પૃષ્ઠ પર અથવા પત્રિકામાં મુદ્રિત) વ્યાપક વિતરણ માટે બનાવાયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಶಾಲವಾದ

ವ್ಯಾಪಕ ವಿತರಣೆಗಾಗಿ ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಲಾದ ಜಾಹೀರಾತು (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಪುಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕರಪತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುದ್ರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിശാലമായ

വിശാലമായ വിതരണത്തിനായി ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചിട്ടുള്ള ഒരു പരസ്യം (സാധാരണയായി ഒരു പേജിലോ ലഘുലേഖയിലോ അച്ചടിച്ചതാണ്).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੌੜਾ

ਇੱਕ ਇਸ਼ਤਿਹਾਰ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਪੰਨੇ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਲੀਫਲੈਟ ਵਿੱਚ ਛਾਪਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ) ਵਿਆਪਕ ਵੰਡ ਲਈ ਇਰਾਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چوڑائی

ایک اشتہار (عام طور پر کسی صفحے پر یا کتابچے میں چھپا ہوا) وسیع تقسیم کے لیے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

舷侧

旨在广泛分发的广告（通常印在页面或传单上）

🇯🇵Japanese

舷側

広く配布することを目的とした広告（通常はページまたはチラシに印刷される）

🇰🇷Korean

현측

널리 배포할 목적으로 하는 광고(보통 페이지나 전단지에 인쇄됨)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mặt rộng

một quảng cáo (thường được in trên một trang hoặc trong tờ rơi) nhằm mục đích phân phối rộng rãi

🇹🇭Thai

ฝั่งกว้าง

โฆษณา (โดยปกติจะพิมพ์บนหน้าหรือในแผ่นพับ) ที่มีจุดประสงค์เพื่อการเผยแพร่ในวงกว้าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

selebaran

sebuah iklan (biasanya dicetak pada halaman atau selebaran) yang dimaksudkan untuk disebarluaskan

🇲🇾Malay

sisi luas

iklan (biasanya dicetak pada halaman atau dalam risalah) bertujuan untuk pengedaran meluas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انتقاد

إعلان (يُطبع عادةً على صفحة أو في نشرة) مخصص للتوزيع على نطاق واسع

🇮🇷Persian

پهن

یک آگهی (معمولاً در یک صفحه یا در یک جزوه چاپ می شود) که برای توزیع گسترده در نظر گرفته شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

geniş kenar

geniş dağıtıma yönelik bir reklam (genellikle bir sayfaya veya broşüre basılır)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַתקָפָה מְרוּכֶּזֶת

פרסומת (בדרך כלל מודפסת על דף או בעלון) המיועדת להפצה רחבה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'broadside'?

The primary meaning of 'broadside' is 'an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'broadside' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'broadside' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'broadside' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'broadside' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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