Broadside
Broadside noun - The simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship.
Fire and broadside are semantically related. in weapon fire topic. In some cases you can use "Fire" instead a noun "Broadside".
Nearby Word: broad
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Plunging fire at long range could be at least as effective than a broadside at point-blank.
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He and his crew did kill several King's men in a broadside and subsequent exchange of small-arms fire in 1718, but that was in the battle where Teach himself was killed.
Source: Historical Villain Upgrade - Galleasses were the first ships able to deliver a broadside, while galleys could only fire from the beak of the ship.
Source: Lets Get Dangerous / Real Life
Cite this Source
Fire and Broadside. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/broadside/fire
Broadside & Fire. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/broadside/fire>.
Fire or Broadside. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/broadside/fire.
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