earthward
Direction of falling
Earthward means toward the earth or ground.
The word describes downward movement or direction: The meteor plummeted earthward, She cast her gaze earthward.
It functions as both adverb and adjective: an earthward trajectory.
The variant earthwards is more common in British English.
Toward a lower position
- belowAt a lower position
- groundwardToward the earth's surface
- beneathIn a lower position
- underfootBeneath one's feet
descent · heading · trajectory · vector · orientation · bearing · homeward · approach
Move to lower position
sink · tumble · swoop · plunge · nosedive · parachute · skydive · alight
Relating to mass-based attraction
- pullForce toward oneself
- attractionPull toward something
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- massQuantity of matter
force · acceleration · Newton · freefall · terminal velocity · orbit · trajectory · tides
Firmly established in place
- anchoredFixed securely in position
- terrestrialRelating to land
- landedCame to rest
- plantedPut into ground
stable · settled · grounding · touchdown · reentry · solid ground · terra firma
Coming back in
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- meteorGlowing atmospheric space rock
- asteroidSun-orbiting rocky mass
- cometIcy orbiting body
satellite · capsule · lander · probe · orbital decay · splashdown · Apollo · moonshot
downward
Toward a lower position
- belowAt a lower position
- groundwardToward the earth's surface
- beneathIn a lower position
underfoot · descent · heading · trajectory · vector · orientation · bearing · homeward · approach · angle
descend
Move to lower position
dive · sink · tumble · swoop · plunge · nosedive · parachute · skydive · alight · land
gravitational
Relating to mass-based attraction
- pullForce toward oneself
- attractionPull toward something
- weightMeasure of heaviness
mass · force · acceleration · Newton · freefall · terminal velocity · orbit · trajectory · tides · inertia
rooted
Firmly established in place
- anchoredFixed securely in position
- terrestrialRelating to land
- landedCame to rest
planted · stable · settled · grounding · touchdown · reentry · solid ground · terra firma
reentry
Coming back in
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- meteorGlowing atmospheric space rock
- asteroidSun-orbiting rocky mass
comet · satellite · capsule · lander · probe · orbital decay · splashdown · Apollo · moonshot · cosmic debris