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
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The fields formed a checkerboard of light and dark squares.
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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.
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Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
The room, woodsy and rustico, with checkerboard floors and occasional Scandi flourishes, feels built for living in and for poking around, a please-touch museum of artful objects and accents.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
The chairs and table have a checkerboard pattern that adds to the nostalgic charm, and there is even a small storage compartment beneath the table.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
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
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“Checkerboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkerboard. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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checkerboard
noun
check·er·board
-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a board used in games and marked with 64 squares in two colors
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