1. two baseball games played consecutively on the same day between the same teams
Usage: sports
2. any two events or performances scheduled consecutively
Usage: informal

Examples

• The team scheduled doubleheaders to make up for games postponed by rain.
• Saturday’s doubleheaders will start at 1 PM and 7 PM.
• Fans love doubleheaders because they get to see twice as much baseball.
• The theater is showing doubleheaders of classic films this weekend.
• Due to the strike, several doubleheaders were added to the schedule.
• Doubleheaders can be exhausting for both players and spectators.