earthwards
Heading toward soil
Earthwards means toward the earth or ground, describing downward direction or movement: The meteor plummeted earthwards.
The word is more common in British English; Americans typically prefer earthward.
Both forms work as adverbs, though earthward also serves as an adjective: an earthward trajectory.
Rapid downward descent
- dropFall or release
- fallDescend under gravity
- descendMove to lower position
- tumbleUncontrolled rolling descent
sink · dive · plunge · crash · topple · collapse · nosedive · hurtle
Drag-creating descent device
- touchdownSix-point gridiron play
- alightTo descend and settle
- settleReach final terms
- landEarth's solid surface
splashdown · reentry · capsule · descent · glide · approach · decelerate · impact
Force toward oneself
- attractionPull toward something
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- gravitationMutual pull between masses
- forceStrength or compulsion
acceleration · mass · freefall · terminal velocity · Newton · weightlessness · g-force · downforce
Firmly established in place
- anchoredFixed securely in position
- plantedPut into ground
- stableSecure and unchanging
- groundedStable and realistic
foundation · settled · terrestrial · tethered · connected · centered · humbled · brought down
Ground matter for planting
- terrainLand's physical features
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- crustHard outer layer
- mantleCovering or wrap
core · strata · sediment · subterranean · underground · buried · depths · subsurface
plummet
Rapid downward descent
tumble · sink · dive · plunge · crash · topple · collapse · nosedive · hurtle · cascade
parachute
Drag-creating descent device
land · splashdown · reentry · capsule · descent · glide · approach · decelerate · impact · arrival
pull
Force toward oneself
- attractionPull toward something
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- gravitationMutual pull between masses
force · acceleration · mass · freefall · terminal velocity · Newton · weightlessness · g-force · downforce · trajectory
rooted
Firmly established in place
grounded · foundation · settled · terrestrial · tethered · connected · centered · humbled · brought down
soil
Ground matter for planting
mantle · core · strata · sediment · subterranean · underground · buried · depths · subsurface · tectonic
earthwardsskywards
Toward the firmament
skyward · heavenwards · heavenward · upwards · upward