double-header

noun

1. a train drawn by two locomotives coupled together to provide extra power
2. Also calledtwin bill sport two games played consecutively by the same teams or by two different teams
3. informal.
   a coin with the impression of a head on each side
4. informal.
   a double ice-cream cone

Example Sentences

Nine players pulled out of the England squad for the recent Nations League double-header, an amount that raised eyebrows from fans - and even Three Lions captain Harry Kane.

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Crystal Palace midfielder Justin Devenny has been called up to the Northern Ireland squad for the first time for the forthcoming Nations League double-header against Belarus and Luxembourg.

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Loughborough were playing a double-header against Crewe Alexandra and Newton Heath, but arrived in Manchester for the second of the two matches to discover the kit was not there with them – forcing them to play in the street clothes they had travelled in.

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The final and bronze-medal match will be the seventh double-header of the tournament and held at Twickenham, with organisers unable to use its new "Allianz Stadium" name for contractual reasons during the World Cup.

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The fixture list also sees Scotland and Wales face each other in their Pool B opener at the Salford Community Stadium in a double-header with Australia and Samoa.

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