Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

groundstroke

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ground-stroke
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"But each time Dementieva underlined why she holds such a lofty world standing by answering the challenge with those unerring groundstrokes, particularly the forehand, to hit back after dropping her serve."
"In a desperately tight opening set, the pace and accuracy of the Serbian's groundstrokes began to draw errors from the usually faultless Nadal and earned him the first break point of the day at 5-4."

Etymology

From ground + stroke.

Inflected Forms

groundstrokes (plural) ground-stroke (alternative)

Questions

What does groundstroke mean?: A forehand or backhand shot that is executed after the ball has bounced once on the court.
Where does groundstroke come from?: From ground + stroke.

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