noun
- two baseball games played in succession on the same day between the same teams
- any event consisting of two separate contests or performances held consecutively
Usage: sports
Examples
- The Yankees swept the doubleheader against Boston.
- Rain forced the postponement of yesterday’s game, creating today’s doubleheader.
- Fans got great value with tickets to the doubleheader.
- The basketball tournament featured a doubleheader on Saturday.
- Both games of the doubleheader went into extra innings.
- The concert hall scheduled a doubleheader with two different orchestras.