checkerboard
A square board divided into sixty-four equal squares arranged in eight rows and eight…A square board divided into sixty-four equal squares arranged in eight rows and eight columns, with adjacent squares alternating in color, typically black and white, used to play chess, checkers or draughts.
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» We play chess on a checkerboard.
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3 sensesA square board divided into sixty-four equal squares arranged in eight rows and eight columns, with adjacent squares alternating in color, typically black and white, used to play chess, checkers or draughts.
ша́хматная доска́šáxmatnaja doská
A pattern of squares of alternating colors.
a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors
A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks.
Examples
3 sentencesWe play chess on a checkerboard.
We play chess with a checkerboard.
It's hard to get good-quality checkerboards on the internet.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From checker + board.From checker + board.
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Forms
plural: checkerboardsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors:checker boardchequerboard
Word family
1 related wordsSee also
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