doubleheader
noun
dou·ble·head·er
ˌdə-bəl-ˈhe-dər 
1
: a train pulled by two locomotives
2
: two games, contests, or events held consecutively on the same program
Examples of doubleheader in a Sentence
The two teams will meet in a doubleheader this Saturday.
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Montemayor's only two career home runs came in both games of a doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals on May 1, 1955.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Feb. 2025
And those folks were more than ready to enjoy one of the most intriguing ’80s music doubleheaders of the year — a co-headlining tour with new wave icons ABC and Howard Jones that was kicking off a month-long North American run at the Masonic.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
Montemayor's only two career home runs came in both games of a doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals on May 1, 1955.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Coretta Scott King Classic Why not follow up a wild weekend of league play with a brand-new midseason nonconference doubleheader?
—Mark Schindler, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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doubleheader
noun
dou·ble·head·er
ˌdəb-əl-ˈhed-ər
: two games played one after the other on the same day
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