What is the meaning of the word "broadside"?

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  1. the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern copy to clipboard noun
    • the ship was broadside to the dock copy to clipboard
  2. to collide with the broad side of copy to clipboard verb
    • The pirate ship broadsided our ship. copy to clipboard
  3. toward a full side copy to clipboard adjective
    • a broadside attack copy to clipboard
  4. with a side facing an object copy to clipboard adverb
    • the train hit the truck broadside copy to clipboard

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