3x3 basketball
See also: 3X3 basketball
English
Etymology
3 (“three”) + X (“cross, by, against”) + 3 + basketball. From being a form of basketball with three players facing three players on the two sides.
Noun
3x3 basketball (uncountable)
- (sports) 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.
Synonyms
- 3-a-side basketball
- 3-on-3 basketball
- 3x3
- 3X3
- 3X3 basketball
- basketball 3's
- basketball 3s
- basketball threes
- three-a-side basketball
- three-on-three basketball
Hypernyms
- ballsport
- basketball
- Olympic sport
- team basketball
Coordinate terms
- 1-on-1 basketball
- 5-a-side basketball
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