3x3 basketball

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.

  1. derived from *bʰel-
  2. derived from *bʰélō
  3. inherited from *balluz
  4. derived from bǫllr
  5. inherited from *beall
  6. inherited from bal
  7. formed as basketball — “basket + ball
  8. compounded as 3x3 basketball — “3 + X + 3 + basketball

Definitions

  1. A coach-less (no in-game coaching) form of basketball, with 2 opposing sides of 3…

    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.

  2. Alternative form of 3x3 basketball.

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