Definition of "checkerboard" in English

noun

1. A pattern of squares of alternating colours.

2. A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used to play chess and draughts/checkers.

3. (film) A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks.

verb

1. (transitive) To checker; to mark with an alternating pattern of light and dark.