Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drive-volley

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables: drive-vol-ley
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A powerful underarm volley shot.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

drive-volleys (plural)

Questions

What does drive-volley mean?: A powerful underarm volley shot.

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