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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

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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

Littler is currently preparing for the World Series double-header in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

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

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025

It's a midlands derby on Friday as Birmingham Phoenix and Trent Rockets get up and running for the year in another double-header at Edgbaston.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025

One day in July our Rochester club, leader in the Eastern League, had returned to the hotel after winning a double-header from the Syracuse club.

From The Redheaded Outfield by Grey, Zane

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