checkerboard
nounUK /ˈtʃekəbɔːd/
US /ˈtʃekərbɔːrd/
A board with squares of two colors used for playing games like checkers and chess.
He set up the checkerboard and placed the red pieces on the dark squares.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A pattern of alternating squares of two colors.
The kitchen floor had a black-and-white checkerboard pattern.
3. A design or surface marked with a checkered pattern.
The racing flag is a checkerboard of black and white squares.
4. To mark or decorate with a pattern of alternating squares.
The tiles checkerboard the hallway floor.