twi-night
[ twahy-nahyt ]
/ ˈtwaɪˌnaɪt /
adjective Baseball.
pertaining to or noting a doubleheader in which the first game begins late in the afternoon and the second in the evening under lights.
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Origin of twi-night
First recorded in 1945–50; twi(light) + night
Words nearby twi-night
twine, twin-engine, Twin Falls, twinflower, twinge, twi-night, twi-nighter, Twining, twinjet, twink, twin killing
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