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broadside 1. Nautical the entire side of a vessel, from stem to stern and from waterline to rail 2. a ballad or popular song printed on one side of a sheet of paper and sold by hawkers, esp in 16th-century England broadside [′brȯd‚sīd] (electromagnetism) Perpendicular to an axis or plane. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Broadside after broadside they delivered as each vessel came in line with the ships of the therns. Some of the passengers climbed to the mizzen top, and beheld her still struggling to reach the ship; but shortly after she broached broadside to the waves, and her case seemed desperate. Instantly the scene changed as by magic; the foremost vessel swung broadside toward us, and bringing her guns into play returned our fire, at the same time moving parallel to our front for a short distance and then turning back with the evident intention of completing a great circle which would bring her up to position once more opposite our firing line; the other vessels followed in her wake, each one opening upon us as she swung into position. |
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