plummet to earth

to fall rapidly to earth from a great height. The rocket plummeted to earth and exploded as it struck. As the plane plummeted to earth, all the people on the ground were screaming.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hr&Oelig;Rekr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Tehila	-	Hebrew
Hekate	-	Greek Mythology
Petrus	PE-truws (German)	Dutch, German, Biblical Latin
Kendal	KEN-dahl	English (Modern)
CustÓDio	-	Portuguese