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double-header

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noun

  1. a train drawn by two locomotives coupled together to provide extra power

  2. Also called: twin 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

"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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It leaves Bellamy's team winless in six matches in 2026 and without a point from their away Nations League A double-header with Portugal and the Danes.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

It will be a tense double-header as nine drivers are currently in contention for the championship title, with fellow Brit Jake Dennis currently topping the table.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Iraola has two pre-season games remaining - a double-header against Como on 16 August - before their Premier League season gets under way.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

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

And it was then that Sankey proposed his double-header.

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