groundwards
Heading toward soil
Groundwards means toward the ground, in a downward direction: The damaged aircraft pitched groundwards.
The form is more common in British English; Americans typically prefer groundward.
Both function as adverbs describing movement or orientation toward the earth's surface.
Descend under gravity
- dropFall or release
- plungeSudden steep descent
- diveHeadfirst water entry
- tumbleUncontrolled rolling descent
sink · plummet · swoop · nosedive · descend · cascade · hurtle · pitch
Unimpeded downward motion
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- pullForce toward oneself
- attractionPull toward something
- accelerationRate velocity changes
force · mass · Newton · gravitational · inertia · terminal velocity · drag · trajectory
fall
Descend under gravity
tumble · sink · plummet · swoop · nosedive · descend · cascade · hurtle · pitch · topple
freefall
Unimpeded downward motion
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- pullForce toward oneself
- attractionPull toward something
acceleration · force · mass · Newton · gravitational · inertia · terminal velocity · drag · trajectory · arc
touchdown
Six-point gridiron play
ground, grounds, grounded, grounding, groundless, groundlessly, groundlessness, groundwork, underground