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Draughts — Draughts, n. pl. A game, now more commonly called {checkers}. See {Checkers}. [1913 Webster] Note: {Polish draughts} is sometimes played with 40 pieces on a board divided into 100 squares. Am. Cyc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Draughts — Draughts, n. pl. A mild vesicatory. See {Draught}, n., 3 (c) . [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
draughts — [drafts, dräfts] n. Brit. the game of checkers * * * draughts (drăfts, dräfts) n. Chiefly British (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The game of checkers. [Middle English draughtes, pl. of draught, act of pulling, move at chess … Universalium
draughts — draughts; draughts·man; … English syllables
draughts — [ dræfts ] noun uncount BRITISH the game of CHECKERS … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
draughts — [drafts, dräfts] n. Brit. the game of checkers … English World dictionary
Draughts — This article is about the group of the board games. For other uses of draft , see Draft (disambiguation). For other uses of checkers , see Checkers (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Drought. Draughts Starting position on a 10×10 draughts… … Wikipedia
Draughts — Spielbrett für Dame Dame ist ein strategisches Brettspiel für zwei Spieler. Es zählt zu den Spielen mit vollständiger Information. Es ist also möglich, eine Spielstrategie zu finden, deren Erfolg nicht von Glück abhängt. Das Spiel ist im… … Deutsch Wikipedia
draughts — Checkers Check ers (ch[e^]k [ e]rz), n. pl. [See {Checher}, v.] A game, called also {draughts}, played on a checkerboard by two persons, each having twelve men (counters or checkers) which are moved diagonally. The game is ended when either of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
draughts — šaškės statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Medžio, plastiko ar kitos medžiagos ritinėlių rinkinys šaškėms žaisti. atitikmenys: angl. checkers; draughts vok. Dame, f; Damespiel, n rus. шашки … Sporto terminų žodynas
