doubleheader [duhb-uh l-hed-er] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- Sports.
- two games, as of baseball, between the same teams on the same day in immediate succession.
- two games, as of basketball, between two different pairs of teams on the same day in immediate succession.
- two performances or two events occurring one after the other or within a short time of each other.
- a railroad train pulled by two locomotives.
Origin of doubleheader An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; double + head + -er1 Examples from the Web for double-header Historical Examples of double-header
It’s a double-header, I saw a big squall like that off Savaii once.
Jack London
We had on a “double-header” (two engines) to take us over the grade.
Jack London
The little village of H—— is a sort of double-header, having a centre at each end, so to speak.
The Little Gold Miners of the Sierras and Other Stories
Various
The final one was due, and the hostlers were steaming down with the double-header to pull it over the Pass.
Frank H. Spearman
St. Louis did get one game of a double-header, and Joe, whose arm was in perfect trim again, pitched.
Baseball Joe in the Big League
Lester Chadwick
British Dictionary definitions for double-header double-header noun
- a train drawn by two locomotives coupled together to provide extra power
- Also called: twin bill sport, US and Canadian two games played consecutively by the same teams or by two different teams
- Australian and NZ informal a coin with the impression of a head on each side
- Australian informal a double ice-cream cone
Word Origin and History for double-header n.
1869, American English, originally a kind of fireworks or a railway train pulled by two engines; see double (adj.) + head (n.). Baseball sense is c.1890.