checkerboardnoun [ C ]
/ˈtʃek.ə.bɔː.d//ˈtʃek.ɚ.bɔːrd/mainly USa board with black and white squares used for playing draughts
a pattern of dark and light squares like the one on a board used for playing draughts:
a checkerboard of black and white tiles in the entrance hall
a mosaic in a checkerboard pattern
an area or thing made up of several separate things with different features:
a checkerboard of private and public land