checkerboard

🇺🇸 /ˈtʃekərbɔːrd/ 🇬🇧 /ˈtʃekəbɔːd/
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noun
R

A game board with alternating black and white squares, used for playing a game similar to chess.

The chess pieces were set up on the checkerboard, ready for the match to begin.

R

A pattern of squares, often black and white, that resembles the squares on a game board.

The artist painted a checkerboard pattern on the wall to add a geometric touch.

translation

n. A game board with alternating black and white squares, used for playing a game similar to chess.; A pattern of squares, often black and white, that resembles the squares on a game board.

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Plural checkerboards