Checkerboard
/ˈt͡ʃɛkəˌbɔːd/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A pattern of squares of alternating colours.
- 2 a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors wordnet
- 3 A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used to play chess and draughts/checkers.
- 4 A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks.
Verb
- 1 To checker; to mark with an alternating pattern of light and dark. transitive
Example
More examples"We play chess on a checkerboard."
Etymology
From checker + board.