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Word of the Day – Oct. 18 – Broadside

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Noun: Broadside (BRAWD-syde)

Definition:

1. A sheet of paper printed usually on one side (as an advertisement)

2. All the guns on one side of a ship; also, their simultaneous discharge

3. A volley of abuse or denunciation : a strongly worded attack

Sample sentence: The intern was surprised when her supervisor answered her simple question with a broadside against the company’s treatment of employees.

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