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English verb: bear down upon

1. bear down upon (motion) sail towards another vessel, of a ship


Synonymsbear down on


Pattern of useSomebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)approach, come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up, near


Entailsail


Domain categorynavigation, pilotage, piloting









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