checkerboard
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check·er·board

noun \-ˌbrd\

Definition of CHECKERBOARD

1
: a board used in various games (as checkers) with usually 64 squares in 2 alternating colors
2
: something that has a pattern or arrangement like a checkerboard

Examples of CHECKERBOARD

  1. The fields formed a checkerboard of light and dark squares.

First Known Use of CHECKERBOARD

1775

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