ground stroke

/graʊnd stroʊk/
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Other forms: ground strokes

Definitions of ground stroke
  1. noun
    a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once
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    antonyms:
    volley
    a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
    type of:
    return
    a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
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