Note: Broad is often used in compounds to signify wide, large, etc.; as, broad-chested, broad-shouldered, broad-spreading, broad-winged. Broad acres. See under Acre. — Broad arrow, originally a pheon. See Pheon, and Broad arrow under Arrow. — As broad as long, having the length equal to the breadth; hence, the same one way as another; coming to the same result by different ways or processes. It is as broad as long, whether they rise to others, or bring others down to them. L'Estrange. Broad pennant. See under Pennant.
Syn. — Wide; large; ample; expanded; spacious; roomy; extensive; vast; comprehensive; liberal.
BROAD
Broad, n.
1. The broad part of anything; as, the broad of an oar.
2. The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded fen. [Local, Eng.] Southey.
3. A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders. Knight.
BROADAX; BROADAXE
Broad"ax` Broad"axe`, n.
1. An ancient military weapon; a battle-ax.
2. An ax with a broad edge, for hewing timber.
BROADBILL
Broad"bill`, n.