half-volley
[haf-vol-ee, hahf-]
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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
half volley
noun
Origin of half volley
First recorded in 1875–80
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Examples from the Web for half-volley
Historical Examples of half-volley
A half-volley came down from the pavilion end—a half-volley and off the wicket.
The HillHorace Annesley Vachell
He bowled me a half-volley on the off the first ball I had in a school match.
MikeP. G. Wodehouse
The last ball of the over, a half-volley to leg, he lifted over the other boundary.
MikeP. G. Wodehouse
At last he mis-hit a half-volley and was caught in the deep for seventy-two.
The Loom of YouthAlec Waugh
Janet made a powerful stroke at it, apparently thinking it was a half-volley.
The Girls of St. Cyprian'sAngela Brazil
half volley
noun
verb half-volley
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