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

Ceddanne Rafaela added an RBI single for the Red Sox, who closed a 10-game homestand 8-2, including a victory on Wednesday that matched a club-record 15-game winning streak from 1946 before it was stopped in the nightcap of a split doubleheader. — ABC News, 26 July 2026

Once, five tracks — Arlington Park, Balmoral, Maywood, Sportsman’s and Hawthorne — ran races year-round, sometimes even running doubleheaders of 11 races, twice a day. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

That brand of baseball was on display during the first game of Friday’s doubleheader against the Tampa Bay Rays. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Since waking up on June 25 with a 32-46 record, the Red Sox went 20-2 until dropping the second game of a doubleheader to the Baltimore Orioles on July 22. — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for doubleheader

• cheddar
• header
• redder
• shredder
• spreader

Kids Definition

doubleheader

noun

dou·​ble·​head·​er ˌdəb-əl-ˈhed-ər 

: two games played one after the other on the same day