half volley

noun

: a stroke of a ball (as in tennis) at the instant it rebounds from the ground
half-volley verb

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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 Jarell Quansah scored late for Bayer Leverkusen to salvage a 1-1 draw with Mainz, canceling Sheraldo Becker’s second-half volley for Mainz. ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026 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 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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“Half volley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20volley. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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