Bear Down Upon (Verb)
Meaning
Sail towards another vessel, of a ship.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The British Royal Navy ship began to bear down upon the suspected pirate vessel, preparing to engage it in battle.
- As the flagship approached the meeting point, it started to bear down upon the allied ship to clarify communication channels.
- A naval cutter of the United States Coast Guard had its engines roaring as it bore down upon a suspicious ship off the shores of Florida.
- The Star of India, an 1874 iron-hulled sailing ship, deliberately bore down upon a smaller merchant vessel to showcase its superiority.
- After losing contact, the warship began to bear down upon the last known location of the missing frigate.