checkerboard

English

Alternative forms

• chequerboard

Noun

Wikipedia checkerboard (plural checkerboards)

1. A pattern of squares of alternating colours.
2. A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 64 squares, used to play chess and draughts / checkers.

Synonyms

• (board for draughts): draughtboard

Translations

pattern of squares of alternating colours

Finnish: ruutukuvio (fi), shakkikuvio (fi)

Spanish: escaque (es) m.

game board

Bulgarian: шахматна дъска (bg) Catalan: àbac (ca) m. Finnish: shakkilauta (fi)

Russian: шахматная доска (ru) (šáxmatnaja doská) f. Spanish: tablero (es) m., tablero de damas (es) m., damero (es) m.