Complete Definition of "draughts"

English

Pronunciation
(RP): /dr��fts/, /<tt>drA:fts</tt>/
(US): dr�fts, /dræfts/, /<tt>dr{fts</tt>/
audio|en-us-draughts.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
draughts

  1. plural of draught

Noun
wikipedia
draughts singular

  1. UK uncountable A game for two players played on a chessboard in which the players each have 12 pieces, known as man|men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces. (See w:draughts|the Wikipedia page for the full rules of the game. There are various variants of the game.)

Synonyms
checkers (US)

Translations

Finnish: tammi
French: jeu de dames m
German: Dame n
Italian: dama#Italian|dama f
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Japanese: �����
Kurdish: KUchar|دا���
Mongolian: даам
Polish: warcaby f p
Russian: �а�ки|�а��ки (šáški) p
Slovene: dama f
Spanish: dama#Spanish|damas f p

Category:Board games

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