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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San Francisco and Atlanta were forced to play a split doubleheader on Wednesday after Tuesday night’s game was suspended due to rain entering the bottom of the second inning.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
San Francisco hit three homers in the second inning, including a two-run shot by Luis Arraez, Carson Whisenhunt won a matchup of rookie starting pitchers and the Giants held off the Atlanta Braves 7-5 on Wednesday night to sweep a split doubleheader.
—CBS News, 18 June 2026
She will be involved in studio coverage for both games of the doubleheader on both networks.
—Alex Sherman,jessica Golden, CNBC, 17 June 2026
Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates hurled a 2-0 no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader against the San Diego Padres.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
San Francisco hit three homers in the second inning, including a two-run shot by Luis Arraez, Carson Whisenhunt won a matchup of rookie starting pitchers and the Giants held off the Atlanta Braves 7-5 on Wednesday night to sweep a split doubleheader.
—CBS News, 18 June 2026
She will be involved in studio coverage for both games of the doubleheader on both networks.
—Alex Sherman,jessica Golden, CNBC, 17 June 2026
Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates hurled a 2-0 no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader against the San Diego Padres.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
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“Doubleheader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doubleheader. Accessed 21 Jun. 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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