Noun
der Stoppball
Pronunciation: /ʃtɔpbal/
drop shot
C2
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plural Stoppbälle
Meanings
Noun
- drop shot
Example sentence
Mit einem Stoppball lockte er den Gegner nach vorne.
With a drop shot he lured his opponent forward.
Word forms
singular
der Stoppball
plural
die Stoppbälle
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Stoppball
Accusativeden Stoppball
Dativedem Stoppball
Genitivedes Stoppballs
Plural
Nominativedie Stoppbälle
Accusativedie Stoppbälle
Dativeden Stoppbällen
Genitiveder Stoppbälle
Usage
- einen Stoppball spielen — play a drop shot that lands close to the net
- Stoppball / langer Ball — a deliberately short shot versus one played deep
Der überraschende Stoppball blieb knapp hinter dem Netz liegen.
The unexpected drop shot landed just beyond the net.