checkerwork
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of checkerwork
Example Sentences
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I learned on coming up that he was trying to tell me not to approach the combustion chamber adjoining the checkerwork.
From Steel The Diary of a Furnace Worker by Walker, Charles Rumford
On his wise shoulders through the checkerwork of leaves the sun flung spangles, dancing coins.
From Ulysses by Joyce, James
Twelve enormous masses of metallic checkerwork, covered with wide cooling fins, almost filled the vast hall.
From Spacehounds of IPC by Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)
My first sensation, as I stepped off the ladder to the checkerwork inside the stove, was relief.
From Steel The Diary of a Furnace Worker by Walker, Charles Rumford
There was a space left at the top of the checkerwork for cleaning purposes.
From Steel The Diary of a Furnace Worker by Walker, Charles Rumford
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