- half-ball stroke
- noun
: a stroke in billiards in which the center of the striker's ball is made to hit the extreme edge of an object ball
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
half-ball stroke
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stroke — [strōk] n. [ME, akin to Ger streich, a stroke, OE strican: see STRIKE] 1. a striking of one thing against another; blow or impact of an ax, whip, etc. 2. a) a sudden action resulting in a powerful or destructive effect, as if from a blow [a… … English World dictionary
half volley — half′ vol ley n. spo (in tennis, racquets, etc.) a stroke in which the ball is hit the moment it bounces from the ground • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
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stroke — stroke1 S3 [strəuk US strouk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(illness)¦ 2¦(swimming/rowing)¦ 3¦(sport)¦ 4¦(pen/brush)¦ 5 at a/one stroke 6 on the stroke of seven/nine etc 7 stroke of luck/fortune 8 stroke of genius/inspiration etc 9¦(hit) … Dictionary of contemporary English
half volley — noun a tennis return made by hitting the ball immediately after it bounces • Hypernyms: ↑return * * * noun : a ball that is stroked or batted at the instant it rebounds from the ground: as a. : a kick in soccer taken on the run as a ball rebounds … Useful english dictionary
stroke — stroke1 /strohk/, n., v., stroked, stroking. n. 1. the act or an instance of striking, as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; a blow. 2. a hitting of or upon anything. 3. a striking of a clapper or hammer, as on a bell. 4. the sound produced by … Universalium
half-volley — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ verb Etymology: half volley transitive verb : to drive (a tennis ball) as a half volley intransitive verb : to play a half volley in tennis * * * ˈhalf volley 7 [half volley … Useful english dictionary
half volley — noun a) A stroke, in ball sports, in which the ball is hit immediately after it bounces off the ground b) A delivery that bounces just short of the blockhole … Wiktionary
half volley — noun Date: 1843 a stroke of a ball (as in tennis) at the instant it rebounds from the ground • half volley verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
