Looked at from above, the steps seemed to descend almost vertically, like a ladder.

Indeed, the cars seemed to descend almost vertically.

Then the aircraft descended vertically until it rested on the ground.

It could not descend vertically without losing its velocity.

Descending almost vertically, the remarkable machine had stopped upon the roof with only a single turn of its wheels!

To minimize the chances of hitting the trees, he decided to descend vertically.

Plunge: Water descends vertically, losing contact with the bedrock surface.

She was descending almost vertically, using the spike and guide jets, coming in cautiously.

It began to descend vertically, and only then did Hilton see the space-port.

According to witnesses, having completed a vertical climb, she had pushed the nose over at the top in order to descend vertically.