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Definition of Ground stroke
1. Noun. A tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ground Stroke
Literary usage of Ground stroke
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Methods and Players of Modern Lawn Tennis by Jahial Parmly Paret (1915)
"Cardinal Points to Keep in Mind Importance of the Forehand Ground-Stroke VII.
THE FOREHAND STROKE FOUR CARDINAL POINTS TO REMEMBER: 1—Learn the drop-stroke ..."
2. Methods and Players of Modern Lawn Tennis by Jahial Parmly Paret (1922)
"Cardinal Points to Keep in Mind Importance of the Forehand Ground-Stroke VII.
THE FOREHAND STROKE FOUR CARDINAL POINTS TO REMEMBER: 1—Learn the drop-stroke ..."
3. Lawn Tennis Lessons for Beginners by Jahial Parmly Paret (1916)
"The body should be turned with the side toward the net to allow a full swing as
in a good ground-stroke, and the same freedom of the arm and shoulder is ..."
4. The Book of School and College Sports by Ralph Henry Barbour (1904)
"The term includes the Ground-stroke, the Volley and the Lob. The Ground-Stroke
By this is meant the stroke used in playing a ball that has struck the ground ..."
5. Tennis for Women by Molla Bjurstedt, Samuel Crowther (1916)
"A "drive" is a ground stroke hit low over the net; it should have speed. A "lob"
is a ground stroke hit high into the air to bound in the back of the court; ..."
6. Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad by Arthur Wallis Myers (1903)
"Ht has a good forehand ground stroke and volleys well, but his service, though
hard, is easy to take, he smashes only moderately, and his backhand ground ..."
7. Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad by Arthur Wallis Myers (1903)
"He has a good forehand ground stroke and volleys well, but his service, though
hard, is easy to take, he smashes only moderately, and his backhand ground ..."
8. The Art of Lawn Tennis by William Tatem Tilden (1922)
"To-day we are still in the period of service and net attack, with the cycle
closing toward the ground- stroke game. Yet the circle will never close, ..."
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