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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Perez played both games of Thursday’s doubleheader against the Rockies.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2025
Williams, acquired from the Brewers over the winter, has endured a brutal start to his pinstriped career, taking an 11.25 ERA, two losses and one blown save over 10 games into Sunday’s doubleheader against the Blue Jays.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025
Saturday’s game was rained out, prompting Sunday’s single-admission doubleheader.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
The weekend will also include the Super Drift Challenge under the lights on Friday and Saturday nights, plus doubleheader action from Robby Gordon’s SPEED Energy Stadium Super Trucks, GT America Powered by AWS and the Historic Formula Exhibition.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2025
Williams, acquired from the Brewers over the winter, has endured a brutal start to his pinstriped career, taking an 11.25 ERA, two losses and one blown save over 10 games into Sunday’s doubleheader against the Blue Jays.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025
Saturday’s game was rained out, prompting Sunday’s single-admission doubleheader.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
The weekend will also include the Super Drift Challenge under the lights on Friday and Saturday nights, plus doubleheader action from Robby Gordon’s SPEED Energy Stadium Super Trucks, GT America Powered by AWS and the Historic Formula Exhibition.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Doubleheader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doubleheader. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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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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