noun
- boards marked with squares of alternating colors, used for playing checkers or chess
- patterns or surfaces with alternating squares of contrasting colors or materials
Examples
- The game room had several checkerboards set up for tournaments.
- Children learned strategy by playing on wooden checkerboards.
- The kitchen floor featured black and white tiles arranged like checkerboards.
- Artists often use checkerboards as inspiration for geometric designs.
- The park had concrete checkerboards built into picnic tables.
- Racing flags create checkerboards when waved at the finish line.