half-volley

[ haf-vol-ee, hahf- ]

/ ˈhæfˌvɒl i, ˈhɑf- /

verb (used with or without object), half-vol·leyed, half-vol·ley·ing.

to make or stroke with a half volley.

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Origin of half-volley

First recorded in 1870–75

OTHER WORDS FROM half-volley

half-vol·ley·er, noun

Words nearby half-volley

half-track, half-truth, half-turn, half-turning, half-used, half-volley, half-wave plate, half-wave rectifier, half-wit, half-witted, half-year

Definition for half-volley (2 of 2)

half volley

noun

(in tennis, racquets, etc.) a stroke in which the ball is hit the moment it bounces from the ground.

Origin of half volley

First recorded in 1875–80

Example sentences from the Web for half-volley

Between ourselves the cut was a fluke, but the half-volley was a genuine well-played hit, which deserved the applause it got.
Dr. Jolliffe's Boys|Lewis Hough
At last he mis-hit a half-volley and was caught in the deep for seventy-two.
The Loom of Youth|Alec Waugh
A half-volley had landed first bounce among the masters sitting under the wall.
The Loom of Youth|Alec Waugh
Janet made a powerful stroke at it, apparently thinking it was a half-volley.
The Girls of St. Cyprian's|Angela Brazil

In the hope that Scaife, intoxicated with triumph, will run out again, he pitches the next lob too much up—a half-volley.
The Hill|Horace Annesley Vachell

British Dictionary definitions for half-volley

half volley

/ sport /

noun

a stroke or shot in which the ball is hit immediately after it bounces

verb half-volley

to hit or kick (a ball) immediately after it bounces

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