OVERSAILING Antonyms

• the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes

• disabled in the feet or legs

• fragmentary or halting from emotional strain

• an intermediate platform in a staircase

• structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods

• the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface)

• the act of coming to land after a voyage

• a place where a craft can be made fast

• (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place

• fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members

• the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch

• a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

• a central cohesive source of support and stability

• a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute

• fix firmly and stably

• secure a vessel with an anchor

• reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

• succeed in a big way; get to the top

• a job in an organization

• a place where a craft can be made fast

• a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers

• provide with a berth

• secure in or as if in a berth or dock

• come into or dock at a wharf

• free from fear or doubt; easy in mind

• free from danger or risk

• not likely to fail or give way

• immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

• financially safe

• get by special effort

• cause to be firmly attached

• assure payment of

• make certain of

• fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

• furnish with battens

• the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes