draughts (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *draughts*:
NOUN	act	draughts, checkers	a checkerboard game / game for two players who each have 12 pieces

draughts > pronunciation
Sounds	drae'fts
Rhymes	rafts

English > *draughts*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	A checkerboard game / game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces.
Synonym	checkers
Category of	black	(board games) the darker pieces
	checker, chequer	One of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers
	king	A checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward
	white	(board games) the lighter pieces
Parts	checkerboard, checker board	A board having 64 squares of two alternating colors
Broader	board game	A game played on a specially designed board
Spanish	corrientes de aire, dama, damas
Catalan	dames

HyperDic: draughts