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ground stroke

–noun Tennis.
a stroke made by hitting the ball after it has bounced from the ground. Compare volley (def. 4b).

Origin:
1890–95
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ground stroke  
n.  A swing of a tennis racquet at a ball that has bounced from the ground.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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