half volley

US: (haf′vol′ē, häf′-)

Inflections of 'half volley' (n): npl: half volleys

Inflections of 'half volley' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

half-volleys

v 3rd person singular

half-volleying

v pres p

half-volleyed

v past

half-volleyed

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

half′ vol′ley, 

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

• 1875–80

half-vol•ley  (haf′vol′ē, häf′-), v.t., v.i., -leyed, -ley•ing. 

1. Sport to make or stroke with a half volley.

• 1870–75

half′-vol′ley•er, n. 

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half volley noun

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