tag team

American  

noun

Professional Wrestling.

1. a team of two wrestlers who compete one at a time against either member of another such team, the wrestlers in the ring changing places with those outside by tagging them.

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Etymology

Origin of tag team

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Both adventures are a welcome break from confident alpha heroes or cynical tough guys and they share DNA: They were adapted by Drew Goddard from bestselling novels by author Andy Weir, a tag team that proves audiences will happily get hooked on stories about how to examine amoebas and grow space potatoes if they’re presented by A-list movie-star versions of Bill Nye the Science Guy.

From Los Angeles Times

Like John Travolta and Nicolas Cage in “Face/Off,” the actors tag team the lead role seamlessly.

From Los Angeles Times

Our polar vortex is being pummeled by a “wrestling tag team,” says Cohen.

From Slate

He has also won eight WWF tag team titles and also has wrestled as Cactus Jack, Dude Love and under his own name.

From Los Angeles Times

India says that the 2030 Commonwealth Games will be a "full-fledged" multisport event, including disciplines it hopes to push into the Olympic programme, such as tag team sports kabaddi and kho kho.

From Barron's