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half volley
1noun
- (in tennis, racquets, etc.) a stroke in which the ball is hit the moment it bounces from the ground.
half-volley
2[ haf-vol-ee, hahf- ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to make or stroke with a half volley.
half volley
noun
- a stroke or shot in which the ball is hit immediately after it bounces
verb
- to hit or kick (a ball) immediately after it bounces
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Other Words From
- half-volley·er noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of half volley1
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Example Sentences
Between ourselves the cut was a fluke, but the half-volley was a genuine well-played hit, which deserved the applause it got.
A half-volley had landed first bounce among the masters sitting under the wall.
I raise my bat, get it on the half-volley right in the middle, hit it clean over the Pavilion for six, and the match is won.
Catches are, however, often the result of hitting right at a half volley.
The half volley is a stroke as difficult to attain as to describe.
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