Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A railroad-train drawn by two engines, or pulled by one engine and pushed by another.
- n. In lumbering, a place from which it is possible to haul a full load to the landing, and where partial loads are topped out or finished to the full hauling capacity of teams.
Wiktionary
- n. A train with two engines, (predates baseball term).
- n. sports Two games played on the same day at the same venue.
- n. fishing Two fishermen each catching a fish at the same time.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. two events, usually entertainment or sports performances, occurring immediately in succession or within a short time of each other; especially, two sports games played by the same teams on the same day, one right after another.
WordNet 3.0
- n. two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day)
Examples
“Winning a doubleheader is a very difficult thing to do in the big leagues," Rangers manager Buck Showalter said.”
“Reliant Stadium played host to the 5A title doubleheader last year, with Katy beating Wylie for the Division II championship and Hightower falling to Allen for the Division I crown before a combined crowd of more than”
“Rainiers, who improved to 3-1 in doubleheader games.”
“Norwich, which fell to 6-8 in doubleheader contests.”
“On Sunday they capped a 5-0 road trip by sweeping a doubleheader from the Royals.”
“A doubleheader is scheduled for Sunday to make up one of the two games.”
Southern League - Class AA Baseball - Greenville vs. Carolina
“Eric Gagne recorded his ninth save, Andy Ashby went out and pitched eight innings of one-hit, eight-strikeout ball as the Dodgers swept a doubleheader from the Cubs ”
“ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- Mike Lamb's RBI double broke an eighth-inning tie and Rafael Palmeiro capped the three-run rally with a solo homer as the Texas Rangers swept a twi-night doubleheader from the Baltimore Orioles with a 5-2 victory.”
“Gooden returned to site of his greatest glory and allowed two runs over five innings and Tino Martinez homered and drove in three runs as the Yankees took the opener of the historic home-and-home day-night doubleheader from the Mets, 4-2.”
“Latest Hall of Famer, Akihiko Honda, influential impresario of Teiken Promotions, presents a world title doubleheader tomorrow (Saturday) at the Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama City, Japan.”
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Baseball Terms
Slang and plain words used to describe the great game of baseball.
groundout, single, caught looking, run it out, day game, getaway day, doubleheader, whiff, Texas Leaguer, wheelhouse, swipe a bag, utility player and 89 more...
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•Open List: Two for One
Phrases using the word "double." No doubles allowed. ;-)
double over, double up, doubled fists, double blanket, double room, double bed, double time, double sink, double-time, double scotch, double back, on the double and 87 more...
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Wide Wordie of Sports
soccer, baseball, football, basketball, polo, handball, triathlon, biathlon, heptathlon, decathlon, parkour, boxing and 56 more...
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The language of America's Pastime
Don't think baseball has its own language? Listen to a game on the radio with someone who knows nothing about it.
comebacker, forkball, drag bunt, slider, doubleheader, rainmaker, brushback, shoestring catch, screwball, seventh-inning st..., cutoff man, suicide squeeze and 9 more...
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