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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Two days later, UCSD will also hold the Division 3 and 4 finals as part of a doubleheader.
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John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2024
Tanner Scott pitched around a pair of singles for his third save in a 3-2 win in game one of a split doubleheader.
—Paul Johnson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2024
Winds swirled around 20 mph at Guaranteed Rate Field as the Kansas City Royals faced the Chicago White Sox in Game 1 of a straight doubleheader.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
Scripps is highlighting recent rights deals that help its ION broadcast network serve up both a Friday-night WNBA showcase as well as Saturday-night doubleheaders from the National Women’s Soccer League.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
This will constitute the first-ever Monday doubleheader at Daytona International Speedway, with the Daytona 500 continuing into Monday evening.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 18 Feb. 2024
Women’s teams from both schools also were to have played in the one-day doubleheader.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2024
Only one player has ever been hit as many as five times in a doubleheader according to the MLB: Hall of Famer Frank Chance in a double-header for the Chicago Cubs against the Cincinnati Reds in 1904.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
Of the 16 Miami players that appeared in the doubleheader, 13 had hits.
—Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2024
John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2024
Tanner Scott pitched around a pair of singles for his third save in a 3-2 win in game one of a split doubleheader.
—Paul Johnson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2024
Winds swirled around 20 mph at Guaranteed Rate Field as the Kansas City Royals faced the Chicago White Sox in Game 1 of a straight doubleheader.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
Scripps is highlighting recent rights deals that help its ION broadcast network serve up both a Friday-night WNBA showcase as well as Saturday-night doubleheaders from the National Women’s Soccer League.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
This will constitute the first-ever Monday doubleheader at Daytona International Speedway, with the Daytona 500 continuing into Monday evening.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 18 Feb. 2024
Women’s teams from both schools also were to have played in the one-day doubleheader.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2024
Only one player has ever been hit as many as five times in a doubleheader according to the MLB: Hall of Famer Frank Chance in a double-header for the Chicago Cubs against the Cincinnati Reds in 1904.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
Of the 16 Miami players that appeared in the doubleheader, 13 had hits.
—Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2024
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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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