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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In Game 2 of the doubleheader, Bishop Shanahan will face Gwynedd Mercy.
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This year's schedule features three consecutive Saturday SEC doubleheaders on Nov. 4, Nov. 11 and Nov. 18, in addition to the two Thanksgiving weekend games, puts eight late-season games on CBS leading into the SEC Championship.
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CBS also will air doubleheaders on Nov. 4, 11 and 18 along with the Army vs. Navy Game (Dec. 9) and the Sun Bowl (Dec. 29), which pits a Pac-12 team against an ACC team.
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The Baltimore Elite Giants sweep a Negro National League doubleheader from the New York Black Yankees, 4-3 and 8-1, at Bugle Field on Edison Highway.
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Mr. Bunning set down all 27 Mets batters at Shea Stadium on June 21, 1964, in the first game of a Father’s Day doubleheader, striking out John Stephenson, a pinch-hitter, for the final out.
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Season debut: The Sox will call up right-hander Tyler Danish to pitch in the second game of Friday's doubleheader.
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The Beavers have totaled 72,466 fans through 22 home dates this season - 23 games, with one counting as a single-ticket doubleheader.
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Next Saturday, June 3, at Dodger Stadium is a doubleheader for the City Section championship.
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First Known Use of doubleheader
1878
DOUBLEHEADER Defined for English Language Learners
doubleheader
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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
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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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