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Doubleheader

A train with two engines (predates baseball term).

📖 Definitions of "Doubleheader"

noun

1
A train with two engines (predates baseball term).
2
Two games played on the same day at the same venue.
3
Two fishermen each catching a fish at the same time.

🔄 Synonyms of "Doubleheader"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
double featurenoun	Two feature-length motion pictures being shown back-to-back in a movie theatre, available to view for the price of a single ticket.
twin billnoun	two instead of one

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Doubleheader"

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Word	Definition
double featurenoun	Two feature-length motion pictures being shown back-to-back in a movie theatre, available to view for the price of a single ticket.
twin billnoun	two instead of one
nonconference	(sports) Not within an athletic conference
matchupnoun	A pairing of two things, people or teams, especially for a competition
rainoutnoun	(countable) Something which has been cancelled due to interfering rain.
inningnoun	(baseball) A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.
interleaguenoun	(sports) Between leagues; often specifically between the two major leagues of American baseball.
nightcapnoun	A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic.
quarterfinalnoun	(sports) One of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals.
semifinalnoun	(sports) A playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage before the final.
intrasquadnoun	(sports) Within a team
shutoutnoun	(sports) A game that ends with the losing side being held scoreless.
baseballnoun	A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and East Asia, in which the objective is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run counter-clockwise among four bases, resulting in the scoring of a run. The team with the most runs after termination of play, usually nine innings, wins.
double-whammynoun	Alternative form of double whammy. [A series of two events that causes adverse effects; a twofold blow or setback.]
two pairsnoun	(poker) Alternative form of two pair. [(poker) A hand which contains two pairs.]
half timenoun	Alternative spelling of half-time. [(sports) The interval between the two halves of a sports match.]
double breaknoun	Alternative form of double-break. [(tennis) In a set, an advantage equivalent to two breaks of serve.]
second-halfnoun	Alternative spelling of second half. [(sports) The period of play after half time, as opposed to the first half]
teamsportnoun	Alternative form of team sport. [(countable) A sport played by two competing teams.]
match-upnoun	Alternative spelling of matchup. [A pairing of two things, people or teams, especially for a competition]