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Definition of “checkerboard”

checkerboard (ˈtʃɛkəˌbɔːd Pronunciation for checkerboard

Definitions

noun

  1. (US & Canadian) a square board divided into 64 squares of alternating colours, used for playing checkers or chess Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): draughtboard

Example Sentences Including 'checkerboard'

At 12.30 the first guests stepped into a hall laid with checkerboard parquet.
Philip Marsden THE MAIN CAGES (2002)
How about a checkerboard paint job on the door mirror covers?
Courier, Sunday Mail (2004)
The floor is covered with black and white tiles in a checkerboard pattern.
Van de Castle, Robert L. Our Dreaming Mind
The system consists of a " checkerboard " of chips facing up or down and overlapping at the edges.
New Scientist (2003)
There are instructions for making everything from paper lanterns and papier-mache clowns to a checkerboard and fish mobile.
Misc (1999)

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