[chek-er-bawrd, -bohrd] 
| 1. | a board marked off into 64 squares of two alternating colors, arranged in eight vertical and eight horizontal rows, on which checkers or chess is played. |
| 2. | a design resembling this: The garden was laid out in a checkerboard. |
| 3. | to arrange in or mark with a checkerboard pattern: a wall checkerboarded with black and white tiles. |
| checker board | |
noun | |
| a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors [syn: checkerboard] |
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