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checkerboard
[chek-er-bawrd, -bohrd]
noun
a board marked off into 64 squares of two alternating colors, arranged in eight vertical and eight horizontal rows, on which checkers checker or chess is played.
a design resembling this.
The garden was laid out in a checkerboard.
verb (used with object)
to arrange in or mark with a checkerboard pattern.
a wall checkerboarded with black and white tiles.
checkerboard
/ ˈʃɛəˌɔː /
noun
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): draughtboard.a square board divided into 64 squares of alternating colours, used for playing checkers or chess
Word History and Origins
Origin of checkerboard1
Example Sentences
A makeshift DJ booth, assembled from a couple of upended shopping carts and some speakers, is at one edge of the checkerboard in the dimly lighted room, underscoring the general do-it-yourself ethos of Rosales’ aesthetic.
Powers and his team repeatedly paired a projected checkerboard visual display with a one-second tone.
Floors are lined with vibrant green checkerboard patterns and wall-to-wall carpet.
This outfit combined the designer's two famous patterns - the LV monogram pattern on the waistcoat and jacket, as well as the damier checkerboard on the shorts.
The wildfires that devastated Southern California, reducing entire neighborhoods to checkerboards of ash, have left behind tough questions about how to rebuild in this land of dry brush and wind.
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