earthward

[ urth-werd ]

/ ˈɜrθ wərd /

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adverb

Also earthwards. toward the earth.

adjective

directed toward the earth.

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Origin of earthward

First recorded in 1350–1400, earthward is from the Middle English word ertheward.See earth, -ward

Words nearby earthward

earthstar, earth station, earth tone, earth tongue, earth up, earthward, earthwards, earth wave, earth wax, earthwoman, earthwork

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How to use earthward in a sentence

The black cloud would float earthward, and Heno would stop and have a word with the mother and the boy.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children|Mabel Powers
Something moved down on the river bank and in that same instant the box hurtled earthward as might a spear.
Star Born|Andre Norton
He saw it open and sail earthward and then some one on the ground waved a white handkerchief.
Tam O' The Scoots|Edgar Wallace
So he eased his plane earthward, gliding lower and lower, and waiting for the flare.
The Flying Reporter|Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss

For he had turned his horse loose, and the blunderbuss, which he had been holding horizontally, was now dropped earthward.
Carmen|Prosper Merimee

British Dictionary definitions for earthward

earthward

/ (ˈɜːθwəd) /

adjective

directed towards the earth

adverb

a variant of earthwards

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earthward

Origin of earthward

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