"double-header" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: double-headers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} double-header (plural double-headers)
  1. (sports) A pair of games played one after another between the same teams. Categories (topical): Sports, Baseball
    Sense id: en-double-header-en-noun--0sd-XH0 Disambiguation of Baseball: 26 5 11 15 7 7 31 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. A pair of sporting events, one after the other, at a single venue.
    Sense id: en-double-header-en-noun-q1X~8YaE
  3. A pair of sporting events, one after the other, broadcast on the same television channel. Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-double-header-en-noun-13rR0j6P Disambiguation of Baseball: 26 5 11 15 7 7 31
  4. (fishing) The catching of a single fish simultaneously by two fishermen when fishing together. Categories (topical): Fishing, Baseball
    Sense id: en-double-header-en-noun-o-~k7ejJ Disambiguation of Baseball: 26 5 11 15 7 7 31 Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
  5. (numismatics) A double-headed coin. Categories (topical): Coins
    Sense id: en-double-header-en-noun-3kBVGzgL Disambiguation of Coins: 9 3 7 8 43 7 24 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics
  6. (rail transport) A train pulled by two locomotives. Categories (topical): Rail transportation Related terms (rail): double-heading
    Sense id: en-double-header-en-noun--lxWUcjF Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport Disambiguation of 'rail': 0 0 0 0 36 64 0
  7. (slang) Double penetration Tags: slang Categories (topical): Baseball, Sex
    Sense id: en-double-header-en-noun-HJjb6Tt9 Disambiguation of Baseball: 26 5 11 15 7 7 31 Disambiguation of Sex: 11 11 7 14 18 7 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 2 13 10 8 10 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: double header, doubleheader Related terms: double-head

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