Meanings
3x3 basketball1
- uncountablehobbiesA 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
3X3 basketball2
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of 3x3 basketball.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
Origin
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.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish 3x3-koripallo
- 3x3-koripalloa basketball game with 3 players per side
French basketball 3 contre 3, basketball 3x3
- basketball 3 contre 3a basketball game with 3 players per side
- basketball 3x3a basketball game with 3 players per side
Japanese 3x3 (surī-ekkusu-surī)
- 3x3 (surī-ekkusu-surī)a basketball game with 3 players per side
Korean 3x3 농구
- 3x3 농구 (samdaesam nonggu)a basketball game with 3 players per side
Cite this entry
3x3 basketball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/3x3%20basketball
“3x3 basketball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/3x3%20basketball. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “3x3 basketball,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/3x3%20basketball.
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