3x3 basketball en · NOUN
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.
Meanings
- (uncountable) 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.
Coordinates
1-on-1 basketball · 5-a-side basketball
Hypernyms
Synonyms
basketball threes · 3x3 · three-a-side basketball · 3-on-3 basketball · basketball 3s · 3X3 · 3X3 basketball · three-on-three basketball · 3-a-side basketball · basketball 3's
Translations (4)
fr basketball 3 contre 3 (a basketball game with 3 players per side) · fr basketball 3x3 (a basketball game with 3 players per side) · ko 3x3 농구 (a basketball game with 3 players per side) · ja 3x3 (surī-ekkusu-surī) (a basketball game with 3 players per side)