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check·er·board  (chkr-bôrd, -brd)

n.

A board on which chess and checkers are played, divided into 64 squares of two alternating colors.

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checkerboard [ˈtʃɛkəˌbɔːd]

n

(Group Games / Chess & Draughts) the US and Canadian name for a draughtboard

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

checkerboard - a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors checker board checkers, draughts - a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces chess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king gameboard, board - a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces" chess board, chessboard - a checkerboard used to play chess square - any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles; "a checkerboard has 64 squares" diagonal - an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard; "the bishop moves on the diagonals"

Translations

checkerboard [ˈtʃekəbɔːd] N (US) → tablero m de damas

checkerboard [ˈtʃɛkə^rbɔː^rd]

n (US) (for chess) → échiquier m; (for checkers) → damier m

adj [pattern] → à damier

checkerboard

n (US) → Damebrett nt; (= chessboard) → Schachbrett nt

checkerboard [ˈtʃɛkəˌbɔːd] n (Am) → scacchiera