checkerboard

noun

check·​er·​board ˈche-kər-ˌbȯrd 

1

: a board used in various games (such as checkers) with usually 64 squares in 2 alternating colors

2

: something that has a pattern or arrangement like a checkerboard

Examples of checkerboard in a Sentence

The fields formed a checkerboard of light and dark squares.

Recent Examples on the Web

On the park’s turf-and-dust checkerboard, cricket becomes a New Yorkers’ game, futból is played in a dozen different languages, and Ecuador’s three-to-a-side version of volleyball, ecuavoley, gets adopted by players from other nations. —Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025

Neon lights and a checkerboard stage added to the ‘80s vibe of the song, while a musician playing a keytar with hair-teased-to-heavens cemented the influence of the decade on Doja’s sound. —Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025

These patterns — and simple combinations of them that resemble checkerboards — can be added together to re-create any image. —Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025

Its stores have become temples to country décor, checkerboards, and rocking chairs on porches. —Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for checkerboard

• clavichord
• fiberboard
• fibreboard
• fingerboard
• harpsichord
• motherboard
• notochord
• overboard
• overlord
• paperboard
• plasterboard
• shuffleboard

Kids Definition

checkerboard

noun

check·​er·​board -ˌbō(ə)rd 

-ˌbȯ(ə)rd

: a board used in games and marked with 64 squares in two colors