ˈsɜːk.jə.lə(ɹ) ˈsɝk.jə.lɚ fɪˈlɪpɪk ˈtaɪɹeɪd with a side facing an object the train hit the truck broadside the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship collide with the broad side of her car broad-sided mine toward a full side a broadside attack the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern the ship was broadside to the dock all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship a speech of violent denunciation an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution he mailed the circular to all subscribers