# broadside

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbrɔːdsaɪd/ · frequency rank #34,807

## Definitions
1. One side of a ship above the waterline.
2. All the guns on one side of a warship.
3. The simultaneous firing of these guns.
4. A forceful attack, whether written or spoken.
5. A large sheet of paper, printed on one side and folded.
6. The printed lyrics of a folk song or ballad; a broadsheet.

## Etymology
From broad + side.

## Common misspellings (13)
`bbroadside`, `boradside`, `braodside`, `broaddside`, `broadisde`, `broadsdie`, `broadsidde`, `broadsied`, `broadsside`, `broasdide`, `brodaside`, `brroadside`, `rboadside`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/broadside