checkerboard

[ chek-er-bawrd, -bohrd ]

/ ˈtʃɛk ərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

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noun Also called, British, draughtboard (for def 1).

a board marked off into 64 squares of two alternating colors, arranged in eight vertical and eight horizontal rows, on which checkers or chess is played.

a design resembling this: The garden was laid out in a checkerboard.

verb (used with object)

to arrange in or mark with a checkerboard pattern: a wall checkerboarded with black and white tiles.

Words nearby checkerboard

checked swing, checkedy, checker, checkerberry, checkerbloom, checkerboard, checkered, checkered career, checkered flag, checkered lily, checkers

Origin of checkerboard

First recorded in 1765–75; checker¹ + board

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Examples from the Web for checkerboard

While it preserves a checkerboard of forest, the result on wildlife is devastating.
Our Trip to The Climate War's Ground Zero|Darren Aronofsky|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The same, says Montague, wavin the starboard extension of the checkerboard.
Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 2, September, 1905|Various
It is a town laid out on the checkerboard plan, and like all Spanish-American towns has a plaza or public square.
The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn|John R. Spears
Far below, hugging the winding river, lies little Innsbruck, with its checkerboard parks and Christmas garden villas.
A Book of Burlesques|H. L. Mencken

There were hills, valleys, a checkerboard of green and tan that might be cultivated ground, a river.
Beyond The Thunder|H. B. Hickey
The scene looked like a Titanic checkerboard, with its squares accurately marked off by the various farms that dotted the land.
Girl Scouts in the Rockies|Lillian Elizabeth Roy

British Dictionary definitions for checkerboard

checkerboard

/ (ˈtʃɛkəˌbɔːd) /

noun

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

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checkerboard

noun Also called, British, draughtboard (for def 1).

verb (used with object)

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Origin of checkerboard

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British Dictionary definitions for checkerboard

noun