The word 'broadside' is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used as a noun to describe a large sheet of printed paper or as a verb to describe a bombardment of verbal or written criticism. Example sentence: The mayor was taken aback by the broadside of angry criticism from the citizens.
Hungary's strongman prime minister, Viktor Orbán, delivered a stinging broadside against Brussels on Thursday, likening EU bureaucracy to Soviet tyranny and casting himself in the mould of Hungarian heroes fighting to free the country from foreign domination since the 19th century.
Loach's latest broadside against the political establishment also represents his own confirmation as part of the cinematic establishment: Jimmy's Hall is the 12th film of his to be selected for the Cannes competition, alongside such other multi-appearance heavyweights as Mike Leigh, Jean-Luc Godard and the Dardennes brothers.
The Fifa ethics investigator who spent 18 months and £6m compiling a report into the controversial 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding race has quit his post in disgust, departing with a broadside against the organisation's culture and practices.
The agency has prepared a furious point-by-point rebuttal, but it would do well to take the bulk of this broadside on the chin.
In a thinly veiled broadside aimed at Sinn Féin and the SDLP, the Northern Ireland secretary said "deficit deniers" who think they could "simply go on spending money without any regard to the consequences" represented a "real danger" to public services.
Save Our Money, an anti-euro broadside by Hans-Olaf Henkel, the former boss of the German equivalent of the CBI, argues for splitting the currency north and south, strong and weak.
All 8,000 tickets were gone by last Wednesday and the BBC – TV and radio – are busying themselves for a broadside.
Mr McGuinness launched his broadside against the UUP in advance of a visit to the White House, where he is due to meet President Clinton and key White House advisers.
Letters are welcome via e-mail to [email protected] and tax evadersSIR – In response to your broadside against the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), I would like to point out that the American Treasury has tailored the rules to minimise burdens and costs and has considered hundreds of comments from financial institutions and foreign governments ("Dropping the bomb", June 28th).
And far from helping Mr Humala, the vocal support of Messrs Chávez and Morales seems to be hurting him.Last month, Mr Chávez launched a verbal broadside against Mr García, calling him a "swine" and "thief".
His strongest broadside against those who thought that counting people was a good way to answer social questions came in his novel "Hard Times".
