double feature

noun

: a movie program with two main films

Examples of double feature in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One Friday night in the early 1980s, the power of cinema compelled him to go to the Phoenix Theater in East Finchley, London, to check out a late-night double feature with a bandmate. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026

The first three episodes are out now, though Episode 3 is only the first part of a two-episode double feature. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026

More sports should do drive-in double features of a classic flick and then a game. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026

Another Morning Rounds, another double feature from STAT’s Helen Branswell. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 29 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for double feature

• bleacher
• creature
• preacher
• reacher
• teacher
• schoolteacher