double-header

  • 1double-header — 1869, Amer.Eng., originally a kind of fireworks or a railway train pulled by two engines; see DOUBLE (Cf. double) + HEAD (Cf. head). Baseball sense is c.1890 …

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  • 2double-header — ☆ double header [dub′əlhed′ər ] n. 1. a train pulled by two locomotives 2. a pair of games played in succession on the same day, usually by the same two teams * * * dou·ble head·er also dou·ble·head·er (dŭbʹəl hĕdʹər) n. 1. Sports. Two games or… …

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  • 3double-header — double headers N COUNT A double header is a sporting contest between two teams that involves two separate games being played, often on the same day. [mainly AM] (in AM, also use doubleheader) …

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  • 4double-header — n two baseball games played one after the other …

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  • 5double-header — noun count two games, especially in baseball, played one after the other …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 6double-header — ☆ double header [dub′əlhed′ər ] n. 1. a train pulled by two locomotives 2. a pair of games played in succession on the same day, usually by the same two teams …

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  • 7Double Header — Batter, Catcher und Schiedsrichter Pitcher beim Wurf …

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  • 8double-header — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms double header : singular double header plural double headers two games played one after the other …

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  • 9double-header — {n.} Two games or contests played one right after the other, between the same two teams or two different pairs of teams. * /The Yankees and the Dodgers played a double header Sunday afternoon./ * /We went to a basketball double header at Madison… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 10double-header — {n.} Two games or contests played one right after the other, between the same two teams or two different pairs of teams. * /The Yankees and the Dodgers played a double header Sunday afternoon./ * /We went to a basketball double header at Madison… …

    Dictionary of American idioms