double-header
noun[C]
(alsodouble header)uk/ˌdʌb.əlˈhed.ər/us/ˌdʌb.əlˈhed.ɚ/twoevents,sportsgames,entertainments, etc.happeningone after another:
The twogameswereplayedas a double-header inParis.
In thosedays,filmsweredoubleheaderswith anintermission.
- Both semi-finals areplayedin adoubleheaderon 22March.
- Thefestivalendedwith a Dmitri Shostakovich double-header ofchambermusic.
- In somemarkets, the film's twohalvesare going outseparately, not as a 191-minute double-header.
- Ipickedup Taxi Driver and Reservoir Dogs onDVD, and that was anicelittledoubleheaderfor theevening.
- Scotlandneed topickuppointsintheirdoubleheader, whichseesthem take on Norway at Hampden and thenflyeastfor aWednesdayclashin Moldova.
- Thedayofferedacompellingdouble-header: theysawthe Pollocks at the McMullen Museum of Art and thenheadedto Alumni Stadium towatchafootballgame.
Specific sporting events
- bowl
- classic
- El Clásico
- Highland Games
- Madison
- modern pentathlon
- Paralympian
- Paralympic
- pentathlon
- sports day
- the FA Cup
- the IOC
- the Olympics
- the Paralympics
- the Special Olympics
- the World Series
- walkathon
- Wimbledon
- World Cup
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Spectacles & performances