earthward

Examples

• All

• The nose suddenly points earthward, and the plane begins to spin out of control.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Yet that might be sufficient to deflect Kali from its fatal orbit during the months while it was still falling earthward.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Only later did she learn that the mud was made when rain passed through clouds of airborne dirt and carried it earthward.

  Academic text (1999)

• Curl after curl was cut and fell earthward.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Saw the white crescent, tipped earthward.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Huntsong threw up his wings and dropped, hurtling earthward at terrifying speed.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The wind blew in through the shattered windowpane, and a star plunged earthward through the black sky.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Its branches reached gently into the sky, then arched earthward, as if to shelter those who rested beneath.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Lawrence E. Joseph, author of a book called Apocalypse 2012, says that supergiant flares will erupt on the sun's surface, propelling an extraordinary plume of solar particles earthward at the next peak of solar activity.

  Academic text (2009)

• The bird soared high before diving earthward to catch its prey.

Synonyms

G

groundward

vsearthward

5.8

Pointing or moving down toward the ground

describes motion or direction toward the surface rather than mere orientation

Antonyms

S

skyward

1 3.2

Up toward the sky

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology