doubleheader

noun dou·ble·head·er \ˌdə-bəl-ˈhe-dər\

: two games (especially baseball games) that are played one after the other on the same day

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: a train pulled by two locomotives

: two games, contests, or events held consecutively on the same program

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noun dou·ble·head·er \ˌdə-bəl-ˈhe-dər\

: two games played one right after the other on the same day

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