ground
noun
the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land.
groundward
-
a word derived from
ground.
Example Sentences
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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
So swift was the pace now that within a few minutes a wide clearing loomed ahead and her captor began to slip groundward.
From The Return of Tharn by Howard Browne
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
A veil of fine, driving flakes scurried groundward with each gust of wind from the lake and half hid the passenger-laden suburban trains, and the ramshackle dairy buildings across the tracks.
From A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life by Herman Gastrell Seely
