Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb & adjective To or toward the earth.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Toward the earth.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Toward the earth; -- opposed to
heavenward orskyward .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Towards or in the direction of the
earth . - adverb Towards or in the direction of the
earth .
Etymologies
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Examples
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With shining mien and naming sword earthward St. Michael came
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Then, his hold collapsing, he plummeted earthward, the ground rushing to meet him.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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The nightmare ended on a scream of terror as a man plunged earthward before being lost among mist-shrouded rocks.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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Then, his hold collapsing, he plummeted earthward, the ground rushing to meet him.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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It's what sets us apart, the thin film of dust borne on the tongue we can never quite wash away, those microscopic filaments that grow earthward from our soles with each step we take.
The Human Condition JP Reese 2011
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The nightmare ended on a scream of terror as a man plunged earthward before being lost among mist-shrouded rocks.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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Another tremendous section of the glacier rumbled earthward.
SIWASH 2010
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The Kuiper belt sends a steady rain of small comets earthward.
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As it sprang past, he reached out, gripped its forelegs in mid-career, and sent it whirling earthward.
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The Kuiper belt sends a steady rain of small comets earthward.
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