half volley

Racket Sports a stroke made in returning the ball just as it begins to bounce after striking the ground

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to return (a ball) with a half volley

See half volley in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A stroke in certain sports, such as tennis, in which the ball is hit immediately after it bounces off the ground.

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