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broadside on

broadside on adverb: sideways on.

Adverb

broadside on (not comparable)

  1. sideways on.
    • The ship swung broadside on to the current of the river.
    • The rain had ceased now, but the wind was higher than ever, and once we were out of the shelter of Flax Bourton cutting we caught the full force of it broadside-on, straight off the Severn Sea.1945 September and October, O. S. Nock, “Wartime Locomotive Working on the G.W.R.—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 258

broadside on meaning in Tamil

broadside on in Tamil

காற்றுக்குச் செங்குத்தான கலதிசை

Questions about broadside on

What does broadside on mean?
Broadside on means sideways on.
What is broadside on in Tamil?
Broadside on in Tamil is காற்றுக்குச் செங்குத்தான கலதிசை. See Broadside on meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is broadside on?
Broadside on is an adverb.

Words near broadside on in the dictionary

  1. broadsheets
  2. broadshoulder physa
  3. broadshoulder physae
  4. broadshoulder physas
  5. broadside
  6. broadside on
  7. broadsided
  8. broadsider
  9. broadsiders
  10. broadsides
  11. broadsiding

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