Hypertext Webster Gateway: "broadsheet"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Broadside \Broad"side`\, n.
1. (Naut.) The side of a ship above the water line, from the
bow to the quarter.
2. A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a ship,
at the same time.
3. A volley of abuse or denunciation. [Colloq.]
4. (Print.) A sheet of paper containing one large page, or
printed on one side only; -- called also {broadsheet}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
broadsheet
n : an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet)
intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular
to all subscribers" [syn: {circular}, {handbill}, {bill},
{broadside}, {flier}, {flyer}, {throwaway}]
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