Half-volley
[haf-vol-ee, hahf-] /ˈhæfˌvɒl i, ˈhɑf-/
verb (used with or without object), half-volleyed, half-volleying.
1.
to make or stroke with a half volley.
noun
1.
(in tennis, racquets, etc.) a stroke in which the ball is hit the moment it bounces from the ground.
noun
1.
a stroke or shot in which the ball is hit immediately after it bounces
verb
2.
to hit or kick (a ball) immediately after it bounces
Read Also:
- Half-wave plate
[haf-weyv, hahf-] /ˈhæfˌweɪv, ˈhɑf-/ noun, Optics. 1. a crystal thin enough to cause a phase difference of 180° between the ordinary and extraordinary rays of polarized light, thereby changing the direction of the plane of polarization.
- Halfwave rectification
noun, Electronics. 1. a rectifier that changes only one half of a cycle of alternating current into a pulsating, direct current.
- Half-wave rectifier
noun, Electronics. 1. a rectifier that changes only one half of a cycle of alternating current into a pulsating, direct current.
- Halfway
[haf-wey, hahf-] /ˈhæfˈweɪ, ˈhɑf-/ adverb 1. to half the distance; to midpoint: The rope reaches only halfway. 2. almost; nearly; just about: He halfway surrendered to their demands. adjective 3. midway, as between two places or points. 4. going to or covering only half or part of the full extent: halfway measures. Idioms 5. meet […]
- Halfway-house
noun 1. an inn or stopping place situated approximately midway between two places on a road. 2. any place considered as midway in a course. 3. a residence for former mental patients, convicts, or recovering drug users or alcoholics that serves as a transitional environment between confinement and the return to society. noun 1. a […]