double-header
Britishnoun
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a train drawn by two locomotives coupled together to provide extra power
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Also called: twin bill. sport two games played consecutively by the same teams or by two different teams
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informal a coin with the impression of a head on each side
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informal a double ice-cream cone
Example Sentences
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The match is being staged as a double-header with the nations' women's teams meeting in a repeat of the Black Ferns' 46-17 victory in the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup quarter-final.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 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
We're off to Southampton on Monday for a double-header between Southern Brave and Oval Invincibles.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2025
We played a double-header with the Phillies and lost a even two games.
From Alex the Great by Arthur William Brown
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