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chequeredchequ‧ered /ˈtʃekəd $ -ərd/ adjective   - London Road has enjoyed a chequered history.
- The Art and Antiques squad had enjoyed a chequered history.
- The famous horseshoe-shaped radiator was seen taking the chequered flag at Le Mans, Brooklands and Silverstone.
- The management of information systems in education is still not free from their chequered past.
- The mill's chequered history is almost a Who's Who of eminent local individuals and families of clothiers.
- The mink has had a chequered relationship with us, but we must remember that the changes are of our own making.
- The trees, two white and one pink, were an extravaganza of blossom which floated down on to the chequered tablecloths.
- Unsurprising, you might argue, given the chequered history of pop singers in the theatre.
NOUN► flag· The famous horseshoe-shaped radiator was seen taking the chequered flag at Le Mans, Brooklands and Silverstone.· However, defending champion Lyons was in top form and went on to take the chequered flag for the second year running.· It was a disappointing performance by the Bears for whom only Mark Lemon and the determined Odom took the chequered flag. ► history· But in recent years Microvitec has had a chequered history.· The Art and Antiques squad had enjoyed a chequered history.· The mill's chequered history is almost a Who's Who of eminent local individuals and families of clothiers.· The corporation has had a chequered history since then.· London Road has enjoyed a chequered history.· Unsurprising, you might argue, given the chequered history of pop singers in the theatre.· But the block, like most of its kind, had had a chequered history.· For all that, it was a dismal phase in the chequered history of postwar Britain. a British spelling of checkered |