Definitions for half volley
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
half′ vol`ley(n.)
(in tennis, racquets, etc.) a stroke in which the ball is hit the moment it bounces from the ground.
Category: Sport
Origin of half volley:
1875–80
Princeton's WordNet
half volley(noun)
a tennis return made by hitting the ball immediately after it bounces
Wiktionary
half volley(Noun)
A stroke, in ball sports, in which the ball is hit immediately after it bounces off the ground
half volley(Noun)
A delivery that bounces just short of the blockhole
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