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Definition of doubleheader
1 : a train pulled by two locomotives
2 : two games, contests, or events held consecutively on the same program
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Examples of doubleheader in a Sentence
The two teams will meet in a doubleheader this Saturday.
Recent Examples of doubleheader from the Web
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While not entirely proven, conventional wisdom holds that the arm troubles Wood experienced in his big-league career from 1998 to 2012 were sown long before, on days like that 1995 doubleheader as a high school senior.
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The Louisville Bats came away with two losses to the Charlotte Knights on Saturday in a doubleheader at Slugger Field.
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TEBOW’S DEBUT FEATURES A HOMER Playing in his first games after being promoted from Columbia, Tim Tebow homered in the second game of the St. Lucie Mets’ doubleheader, and collected three hits over all.
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But on October 12, 2017, the Mercedes-Benz Stadium will hold its first-ever concert special—a doubleheader showcasing country music’s husband-wife duo Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood.
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The Blue Wahoos won the first game of a doubleheader in Jacksonville, Fla., with rehabbing big-league starter Brandon Finnegan on the mound to take the Southern League Southern Division title for the fourth straight half.
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But my weekend includes going two-for-two, at least, at a doubleheader Bar Mitzvah (twins), and a couple of baseball games.
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But my weekend includes going two-for-two, at least, at a doubleheader Bar Mitzvah (twins), and a couple of baseball games.
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Brown went 16-29, 6-14 in the Ivy League with a doubleheader sweep of Yale to end the season.
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First Known Use of doubleheader
1878
DOUBLEHEADER Defined for English Language Learners
doubleheader
play
noun
Definition of doubleheader for English Language Learners
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: two games (especially baseball games) that are played one after the other on the same day
DOUBLEHEADER Defined for Kids
doubleheader
play
noun
dou·ble·head·er
\ˌdə-bəl-ˈhe-dər\
Definition of doubleheader for Students
: two games played one right after the other on the same day
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