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serve and volley

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables
serve and vol-ley
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tactic where a player serves and immediately moves towards the net in an attempt to hit a volley.

Uncountable

verb

To play using this tactic.

Usage

Inflected Forms

serves and volleys (present, singular) serving and volleying (participle, present) served and volleyed (participle, past) served and volleyed (past)

Questions

What does serve and volley mean?
A tactic where a player serves and immediately moves towards the net in an attempt to hit a volley.

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