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draw; close in on (come nearer to someone being pursued: "the police were closing in on them" (Oxford Dictionary): As a member of the US Coast Guard, he was stationed between Hawaii and Japan during July-August 1969. On a deck watch on the ship bridge, he was alerted that targets were closing in on the ship, flying in formation at a staggering 3,500 mph (picked up on radar). They saw three bright white objects that flew above the vessel and then disappeared over the horizon.  coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
