doubleheader
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- noun
- /ˈdʌbəlˌhɛdər/
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- Rutgers-Newark kicks off its New Jersey Athletic Conference slate on Tuesday, hosting Rutgers-Camden in a doubleheader.
- games of a doubleheader
- night doubleheader
- baseball doubleheader
So everybody like, oh, OK, so the next night Mike comes out and they so they play them in a doubleheader.
- So everybody like, oh, OK, so the next night Mike comes out and they so they play them in a doubleheader.
- So what we're doing this month is sort of part of a doubleheader.
Examples
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First and foremost: a Memorial Day (May 27) doubleheader at home against the Texas Rangers.
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The Hilanders opened up their home doubleheader by sweeping Riverside 25-5, 25-18, 25-17.
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You were including the first game of the doubleheader as well.
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- I wanna get down on the Cardinals for the doubleheader, all right?
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- Giants and Cardinals are having a doubleheader.
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It's a slow-pitch league; we play one doubleheader every week under the lights.
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After sweeping a July 4 doubleheader, the Durham Bulls were tied for first.
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The Pirates play the Mets in a doubleheader.
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The Yankees took a 1.5-game edge over Baltimore, which split a doubleheader with Toronto.
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The Yankees won both games in the doubleheader against the Red Sox yesterday.
Synonyms
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Two events, such as two films or two games, held one after the other
Two games that the same teams play on the same day, usually in baseball
How Many Games
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30
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Doubleheader comes from double ('two') and head (as in the 'main event'), giving a clear picture of two main games joined together. That's why a doubleheader is two games played one after the other between the same teams on the same day.