double-header

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

Example Sentences

"It's unbelievable," said England centre Emily Scarratt, who remembered playing a Twickenham double-header where the women's side played after the men, only for most of the crowd to leave before their kick-off.

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Double-header weekends - when fixtures were played in the same city, occasionally even on the same day - were created to bolster numbers at less attractive fixtures.

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We travel to Trent Bridge on Tuesday for a double-header between Trent Rockets and Manchester Originals.

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We're off to Southampton on Monday for a double-header between Southern Brave and Oval Invincibles.

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We're off to Lord's on Thursday with the home of cricket hosting a double-header between London Spirit and Trent Rockets.

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