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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After the doubleheader, SpaceX's Starlink network totaled more than 10,200 satellites, according to tracker Jonathan McDowell.
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Boston’s loss was the nightcap of a doubleheader on Garden ice.
—Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
The matchups have been scheduled to provide 12 doubleheaders between March and June.
—Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
That afternoon in Chicago, the White Sox and a new expansion team called the Kansas City Royals, playing their inaugural MLB season, were on the field in the first game of a weekend doubleheader.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Boston’s loss was the nightcap of a doubleheader on Garden ice.
—Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
The matchups have been scheduled to provide 12 doubleheaders between March and June.
—Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
That afternoon in Chicago, the White Sox and a new expansion team called the Kansas City Royals, playing their inaugural MLB season, were on the field in the first game of a weekend doubleheader.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Doubleheader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doubleheader. Accessed 15 Apr. 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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