chessboard

[ ches-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun
  1. the board, identical with a checkerboard, used for playing chess.

Origin of chessboard

1
1400–50; late Middle English. See chess1, board

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British Dictionary definitions for chessboard

chessboard

/ (ˈtʃɛsˌbɔːd) /


noun
  1. a square board divided into 64 squares of two alternating colours, used for playing chess or draughts

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