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checkerboard

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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.

checkerboard [ˈtʃɛkəˌbɔːd]
n
(Group Games / Chess & Draughts) the US and Canadian name for a draughtboard
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Noun1.checkerboardcheckerboard - a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors
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 [ˈtʃɛkərbɔːrd]
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
checkerboard [ˈtʃɛkəˌbɔːd] n (Am) → scacchiera


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From the gaff of one, two gay flags hung limply, one a checkerboard of blue and white squares, the other a white pennant centred with a red disc.
 
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