double-header
Britishnoun
-
a train drawn by two locomotives coupled together to provide extra power
-
Also called: twin bill. sport two games played consecutively by the same teams or by two different teams
-
informal a coin with the impression of a head on each side
-
informal a double ice-cream cone
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Rinaldi also knows his chances of that for next year’s Super Bowl-Valentine’s Day double-header are about as remote as scientists discovering underground lakes of fudge on Mars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
The opening men's and women's double-header will take place on 21 July at The Oval between MI London v Sunrisers Leeds, two franchises with IPL ownership links.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
We're off to Lord's on Thursday with the home of cricket hosting a double-header between London Spirit and Trent Rockets.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025
It's up to Old Trafford on Wednesday as Manchester Originals take on Southern Brave in another double-header.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2025
Blocking the Great Northern completely, a double-header stood slantwise, sagging where it had torn up the ground ripping out a cross-section of the interlocking rails.
From Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car by Chapman, Allen
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
