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ground stroke

ground stroke
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ground strohk]
    • /graʊnd stroʊk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ground strohk]
    • /graʊnd stroʊk/

Definitions of ground stroke words

  • noun ground stroke a stroke made by hitting the ball after it has bounced from the ground. Compare volley (def 4b). 1
  • noun ground stroke any return made to a ball that has touched the ground, as opposed to a volley 0
  • noun ground stroke a stroke, as in tennis, made in returning the ball after it has struck the ground 0

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Origin of ground stroke

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Ground stroke

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ground stroke popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

ground stroke usage trend in Literature

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