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checkerboard

American  
[chek-er-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈtʃɛk ərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

  1. a board marked off into 64 squares of two alternating colors, arranged in eight vertical and eight horizontal rows, on which checkers checker or chess is played.

  2. a design resembling this.

    The garden was laid out in a checkerboard.

verb (used with object)

  1. to arrange in or mark with a checkerboard pattern.

    a wall checkerboarded with black and white tiles.
checkerboard British  
/ ˈtʃɛkəˌbɔːd /

noun

  1. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): draughtboard.  a square board divided into 64 squares of alternating colours, used for playing checkers or chess

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Etymology

Origin of checkerboard

First recorded in 1765–75; checker 1 + board

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