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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Newport Harbor had played 19 innings in a doubleheader Saturday and played eight innings Monday in a win over Woodlands Christian.
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Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
To finish out the tournament, Texas A&M will play James Madison and Northwestern in a Sunday doubleheader.
—American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
Four of the top eight teams in the women’s World Rugby rankings will meet in a doubleheader at CPKC Stadium this spring.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
The teams will play the doubleheader at the Palazzetto dello Sport, aka the PalaTiziano, CBS Sports reports.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
To finish out the tournament, Texas A&M will play James Madison and Northwestern in a Sunday doubleheader.
—American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
Four of the top eight teams in the women’s World Rugby rankings will meet in a doubleheader at CPKC Stadium this spring.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
The teams will play the doubleheader at the Palazzetto dello Sport, aka the PalaTiziano, CBS Sports reports.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Doubleheader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doubleheader. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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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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