"floorward" meaning in All languages combined

See floorward on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

Etymology: From floor + -ward. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|floor|ward}} floor + -ward Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} floorward (not comparable)
  1. Toward the floor. Tags: not-comparable
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          "ref": "2011, Robert Strauss, Daddy's Little Goalie, page 53:",
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