English Dictionary

checkers

名詞

カナダ英語 アメリカ英語 単数形 不可算名詞

(board games, US, Canada, in the singular) A game for two players played on a chessboard; the players have 12 pieces each, and the object is to capture all the opponent’s pieces by jumping over them. Other European varieties have larger boards and more playing pieces.

日本語の意味

（アメリカ、カナダにおいて）チェッカー、すなわち二人用のボードゲーム。チェス盤のような盤上で各プレイヤーが12個（駒を使い）対戦し、相手の駒をジャンプして捕獲することを目的とするゲーム。

During the storm, they played a quiet game of checkers by candlelight.

嵐の間、彼らはろうそくの明かりで静かにチェッカーをしました。

意味（1）

(board games, US, Canada, in the singular) A game for two players played on a chessboard; the players have 12 pieces each, and the object is to capture all the opponent’s pieces by jumping over them. Other European varieties have larger boards and more playing pieces.