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单词 doubleheader
释义

doubleheader

[ duhb-uhl-hed-er ]
/ ˈdʌb əlˈhɛd ər /
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noun

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.
two performances or two events occurring one after the other or within a short time of each other.
a railroad train pulled by two locomotives.

Origin of doubleheader

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; double + head + -er1

Words nearby doubleheader

doubleganger, double-glazed, double glazing, double Gloucester, double harness, doubleheader, double-helical gear, double helix, double hitch, double-hung, double in brass
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British Dictionary definitions for doubleheader

double-header

noun

a train drawn by two locomotives coupled together to provide extra power
Also called: twin bill sport, US and Canadian two games played consecutively by the same teams or by two different teams
Australian and NZ informal a coin with the impression of a head on each side
Australian informal a double ice-cream cone
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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