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Synonyms for checkerboard

  • noun
  • American English

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Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A square board divided into sixty-four equal squares arranged in eight rows and eight columns, with adjacent squares alternating in color, typically black and white, used to play chess, checkers or draughts.

Related words

Phrases
checkerboard rendering
Other spellings
checkboard chequerboard UK

Forms

Plural
checkerboards

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
checkerboardsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.