1. a square board divided into 64 alternating dark and light squares, used for playing draughts (checkers).
Usage: British English; American equivalent is 'checkerboard'; also called a 'chequerboard' in British English

Examples

• She set up the draughtboard and arranged the pieces for a game.
• The draughtboard has eight rows and eight columns of squares.
• He moved his piece across the draughtboard with confidence.
• A standard draughtboard is the same size as a chessboard.
• The children played draughts on the wooden draughtboard.