double-header
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double-header noun
- A pair of games played one after another between the same teams.“This afternoon we will have a double-header between the Bears and the Wolves, games at 3pm and 7:30pm.”
- A pair of sporting events, one after the other, at a single venue.“The next jazz double-header at The Sound Lounge will feature the Leonie Cohen Trio and the Sam Hawkins Quartet”
- A pair of sporting events, one after the other, broadcast on the same television channel.
- The catching of a single fish simultaneously by two fishermen when fishing together.
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doubleheaderpairtriple-headertripleheaderdoublesdoublehome-and-homereturn matchmixed doublesdaily doublequadruple-headerdouble playdoubletencounterdouble-playtwi-night
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