ground-stroke

A form of groundstroke — A forehand or backhand shot that is executed after the ball has bounced once on the court.

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Meanings

nounground-stroke (plural ground-strokes)

plural ground-strokes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of groundstroke.

    This set – the set of Rosol's life – was studded with aces and menacing ground-strokes that left Nadal an impotent spectator often muttering to himself and at the umpire regarding a perceived misdemeanour by his opponent.

    2012 June 28, Jamie Jackson, “Wimbledon 2012: Lukas Rosol shocked by miracle win over Rafael Nadal”, in the Guardian
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APA

ground-stroke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground-stroke

MLA

“ground-stroke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground-stroke. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ground-stroke,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground-stroke.

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