earthwardadverb
uk/ˈɜːθ.wəd/us/ˈɝːθ.wɚd/also earthwards, uk/-wədz/us/-wɚdz/towards the earth, from the air or from space:
The plane began to spiral earthward.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Describing movement towards
- -ways
- at
- convergent
- facing
- for
- forward
- forwards
- hither
- homeward
- on
- oncoming
- onward
- onwards
- round
- thither
- towards
- up
- ward
- way
- wise
See more results »
earthward
adjective ukus
an earthward descent