1. (n.) The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.
2. (n.) A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a ship, at the same time.
3. (n.) A volley of abuse or denunciation.
4. (n.) A sheet of paper containing one large page, or printed on one side only; -- called also broadsheet.
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