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

I trembled when He clasped me round, yet groundward durst not bend, I must not fall to lap of earth, but stand fast to the end.

From Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days by Hickey, Emily

"And that's that," said Billy Wingo, rustling groundward rapidly.

From The Rider of Golden Bar by White, William Patterson

He had covered half the distance before the weapons wavered groundward.

From A Daughter of the Dons A Story of New Mexico Today by Raine, William MacLeod