half volley

noun

: a stroke of a ball (as in tennis) at the instant it rebounds from the ground
half-volley
ˈhaf-ˌvä-lē How to pronounce half volley (audio)
ˈhäf-
verb

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Ten minutes later, Tchouameni stayed on the left side of the box to meet a Valverde outswinger with a half volley. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025 But, in the eighty-third minute, Casemiro, who is known as a defensive midfielder, sent a half volley flying into the top corner of the net. — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2022 Tillman chested down a short pass from Son and the German-American struck a half volley through traffic that found the back of the net. — Josh Gross, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026 Hayden Patriquin at times is a literal sorcerer on the court, hitting impossible half volleys and dinks from angles that are unhittable. — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for half volley

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of half volley was in 1836

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