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serve-and-volley

serve-and-volley is the alternative form of serve and volley.

Meaning of serve and volley

Noun

serve and volley (uncountable)

  1. A tactic where a player serves and immediately moves towards the net in an attempt to hit a volley.

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Forms of serve-and-volley

pluralserve-and-volleys

Questions about serve-and-volley

What is serve-and-volley the alternative form of?
Serve-and-volley is the alternative form of serve and volley.

Words near serve-and-volley in the dictionary

  1. serve time
  2. serve two masters
  3. serve up
  4. serve with the colors
  5. serve with the colours
  6. serve-and-volley
  7. serve-and-volleyer
  8. serve-and-volleyers
  9. serve-self
  10. serve-volleyer
  11. serve-volleyers

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