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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Several other games have been protected by CBS and Fox, who both have doubleheaders that day.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
As college football coverage became supersaturated, the impact of the NFL’s annual Thanksgiving doubleheader began taking on critical mass.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Nov. 2025
College Football Betting Odds, Viewing Info For Tonight Friday night's doubleheader starts with Florida State traveling to NC State and ends with Rainbow Warriors QB Micah Alejado himself and Hawaii taking on UNLV in Las Vegas in a key Mountain West battle.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
The Kansas Jayhawks, 3-1 on the season, will meet 4-0 Duke in the second game of a Champions Classic doubleheader on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden in New York.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 Nov. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
As college football coverage became supersaturated, the impact of the NFL’s annual Thanksgiving doubleheader began taking on critical mass.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Nov. 2025
College Football Betting Odds, Viewing Info For Tonight Friday night's doubleheader starts with Florida State traveling to NC State and ends with Rainbow Warriors QB Micah Alejado himself and Hawaii taking on UNLV in Las Vegas in a key Mountain West battle.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
The Kansas Jayhawks, 3-1 on the season, will meet 4-0 Duke in the second game of a Champions Classic doubleheader on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden in New York.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Doubleheader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doubleheader. Accessed 12 Dec. 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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