doubleheader

[ duhb-uhl-hed-er ]

noun

1. Sports.
   1. two games, as of baseball, between the same teams on the same day in immediate succession.
   2. two games, as of basketball, between two different pairs of teams on the same day in immediate succession.
2. two performances or two events occurring one after the other or within a short time of each other.
3. a railroad train pulled by two locomotives.

Word History and Origins

Origin of doubleheader¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; double + head + -er ¹

Example Sentences

This 27-disc box set documents every professionally recorded show on the tour, including the closing doubleheader he played that Valentine’s Day at the Forum in Inglewood.

From Los Angeles Times

“West Wing” executive producer Thomas Schlamme helmed all three episodes, winning the Emmy for directing for a drama series for the Season 2 doubleheader.

From Los Angeles Times

Biden’s trip to France will be followed by another to Italy later this month for the annual Group of Seven summit, a rare doubleheader of international diplomacy in the middle of the presidential election season.

From Seattle Times

It marked the first U.S. extended national team doubleheader with the senior national squad.

From Seattle Times

They do that constantly for six months during the regular season, occasionally for a day-night doubleheader with less than five hours to spare between games.

From Seattle Times