drive-volley

noun

A powerful underarm volley shot.

Meanings

noundrive-volley (plural drive-volleys)

plural drive-volleys

  1. hobbiesA powerful underarm volley shot.

    The fourth seed was dominating her 20-year-old opponent with a series of stinging groundstrokes and athletic drive-volleys, striking again in game five when Paszek flicked a forehand pick-up into the tramlines.

    2011 June 28, David Ornstein, “Wimbledon 2011: Victoria Azarenka beats Tamira Paszek in quarters”, in BBC Sport
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