"3x3 basketball" meaning in English

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Noun

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. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|3|X|3|basketball|gloss1=three|gloss2=cross, by, against}} 3 (“three”) + X (“cross, by, against”) + 3 + basketball, {{l|en|basketball}} basketball Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Sports 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): basketball 3 contre 3 (French), basketball 3x3 (French), 3x3 (3x3) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-3x3_basketball-en-noun-kDlViaVO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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