bear down upon

Thesaurus

Verb

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bear down upon - sail towards another vessel, of a shipbear down onnavigation, pilotage, piloting - the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to placeapproach, draw near, near, come near, come on, draw close, go up - move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"