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half-volley

noun

Meaning

  1. A stroke, in ball sports, in which the ball is hit immediately after it bounces off the ground
  2. A delivery that bounces just short of the blockhole

Etymology / origin

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Related words

volley-ball(English)volley(English)screwback(English)drop volley(English)half court(English)serve and volley(English)half(English)countervolley(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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