3x3 basketball

See also: 3X3 basketball

English

Pictogram for 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.

Noun

3x3 basketball (uncountable)

1. (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

 

Translations

Translations

• French: basketball 3 contre 3, basketball 3x3
• Japanese: 3x3 (3x3)