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earthwards
[
urth
-werd
]
earth·ward
/
ˈɜrθ
wərd
/
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[
urth
-werd
]
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adverb
1.
Also,
earth·wards.
toward the earth.
adjective
2.
directed toward the earth.
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Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
ertheward.
See
earth
,
-ward
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earthwards
or
earthward
(ˈɜːθwədz)
—
adv
towards the earth
earthward
or
earthward
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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