English Explanatory Dictionary

3x3 basketball

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A coach-less (no in-game coaching) form of basketball, with 2 opposing sides of 3 on-court players at a time on a side, on a court with a single basket, half the size of a regular basketball court, where defenders and attackers switch during play.
noun
  1. Alternative form of 3x3 basketball.

Word forms

3x3 basketball

Etymology

From 3 (“three”) + X (“cross, by, against”) + 3 + basketball. From being a form of basketball with three players facing three players on the two sides.

Synonyms

3-a-side basketball 3-on-3 basketball 3x3 3X3 basketball basketball 3's basketball 3s basketball threes three-a-side basketball three-on-three basketball
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