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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.
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Broadside after broadside they delivered as each vessel came in line with the ships of the therns.
The Gods of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
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.
A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
 
 
 
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