Chequers

¹

/ ˈtʃɛkəz /

noun

1. an estate and country house in S England, in central Buckinghamshire: the official country residence of the British prime minister

chequers

²

/ ˈtʃɛkəz /

noun

1. functioning as singular another name for draughts

Example Sentences

There are only 16 recorded wild service, or "chequers", trees in Denbighshire, but after harvesting their seed, the council's tree nursery now has dozens of young specimens, which will eventually be planted out.

From BBC

Her chequers agreement where officials and ministers drafted a way through the EU and UK red lines is her plan for now and she isn't budging until she is forced to.

From BBC

“The CT guys plays chess – it’s a real strategic game – but sometimes when you come back down to chequers it kinda simplifies things a lot more.”

From The Guardian

“She loves to win – whether it is chequers, wrestling with boys, or hunting with an eagle.”

From The Guardian

"In life, some people are playing chequers and some people are playing chess," says Hopkins.

From BBC