Broadsides

1broad;side pronunciation: function: noun date: 1575 1 a (1) : a sizable sheet of paper printed on one side (2) : a sheet printed on one or both sides and folded b : something (as a ballad) printed on a broadside2 archaic : the side of a ship above the waterline3 a : all the guns on one side of a ship; also : their simultaneous discharge b : a volley of abuse or denunciation4 : a broad or unbroken surface