doubleheader

dou·ble-head·er

also dou·ble·head·er (dŭb′əl-hĕd′ər)n.1. Sports Two games or events held in succession on the same program, especially in baseball.2. A train pulled by two locomotives.

dou•ble•head•er

(ˈdʌb əlˈhɛd ər)

n. 1. two games, either between the same teams or different pairs of teams, played on the same day in immediate succession. 2. two performances or events occurring one after the other. 3. a train pulled by two locomotives. [1895–1900, Amer.]

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doubleheader - two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day)double feature, twin billgame - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours"nightcap - the final game of a double header