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half volley

half volley noun: a stroke, in ball sports, in which the ball is hit immediately after it bounces off the ground.

Noun

half volley (plural half volleys)

  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

Forms of half volley

pluralhalf volleys
alternative formhalf-volley

Questions about half volley

What does half volley mean?
Half volley means a stroke, in ball sports, in which the ball is hit immediately after it bounces off the ground.
What part of speech is half volley?
Half volley is a noun.
What is the plural of half volley?
The plural of half volley is half volleys.

Words near half volley in the dictionary

  1. half tones
  2. half truth
  3. half undern
  4. half viaduct
  5. half viaducts
  6. half volley
  7. half volleys
  8. Half Way Tree
  9. half-
  10. half-a-crown
  11. half-a-crowns

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