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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The teams will host a doubleheader Saturday night, with the boys hosting the winner of Santa Margarita-Redondo Union and girls playing Sage Hills.
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Eric Sondheimer
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Sierra Canyon will be hosting a doubleheader Saturday.
—Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
The Bobcats got their revenge in the second leg of the doubleheader, squeezing out a 1-0 win thanks to a home run by infielder Aiyana Coleman.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
Newport Harbor had played 19 innings in a doubleheader Saturday and played eight innings Monday in a win over Woodlands Christian.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
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Eric Sondheimer
columnist
follow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Sierra Canyon will be hosting a doubleheader Saturday.
—Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
The Bobcats got their revenge in the second leg of the doubleheader, squeezing out a 1-0 win thanks to a home run by infielder Aiyana Coleman.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
Newport Harbor had played 19 innings in a doubleheader Saturday and played eight innings Monday in a win over Woodlands Christian.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Doubleheader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doubleheader. Accessed 9 Mar. 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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