"serve and volley" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} serve and volley (uncountable)
  1. (tennis) A tactic where a player serves and immediately moves towards the net in an attempt to hit a volley. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Tennis
    Sense id: en-serve_and_volley-en-noun-p-SOjg8E Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, tennis

Verb

Forms: serves and volleys [present, singular, third-person], serving and volleying [participle, present], served and volleyed [participle, past], served and volleyed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|serve<> and volley<>}} serve and volley (third-person singular simple present serves and volleys, present participle serving and volleying, simple past and past participle served and volleyed)
  1. (tennis) To play using this tactic. Categories (topical): Tennis
    Sense id: en-serve_and_volley-en-verb-r2J0-6xn Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 35 65 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 27 73 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, tennis

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