Broad″side′ (�), n. 1. (Naut.) The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.
2. A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a ship, at the same time.
3. A volley of abuse or denunciation.
4. (Print.) A sheet of paper containing one large page, or printed on one side only; — called also broadsheet.