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