1. The side of a ship above the water. 2. A volley from all the guns on one side of a ship. A Broadside tended to be a relatively slow rolling volley that worked its way down the ships side. In older Ships, the strength of the timbers was insufficient to fire a simultaneous volley without damaging the Ships structure.
1. Icala lenqanawe eliphezu kwamanzi. 2. Ivoli ephuma kuyo yonke imipu kwicala elinye lenqanawe.