groundward
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The sensors actually detect the neutrons created in the upper atmosphere when high-speed particles slam into the nuclei of atoms of gases, knocking them apart and sending the neutrons groundward.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 6, 2012
From a transmitting antenna on one wing, radio waves are bounced groundward, caught on the rebound by a receiving antenna on the other wing.
From Time Magazine Archive
Janice, whose eyes had been dropped groundward during most of this colloquy, gave the pleader a come-and-go glance, then said breathlessly, “I—’T is—Wha—wha—What would you wish me to say?”
From Janice Meredith by Paul Leicester Ford
Having once started groundward, Overton continued to descend rapidly.
From Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants or, Handling Their First Real Commands by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
The next minute the great aeroplane glided groundward and landed within a few feet of the crowd.
From The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest by John Henry Goldfrap
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