double-header

British

noun

a train drawn by two locomotives coupled together to provide extra power
Also called: twin bill. sport two games played consecutively by the same teams or by two different teams
informal a coin with the impression of a head on each side
informal a double ice-cream cone

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Rinaldi also knows his chances of that for next year’s Super Bowl-Valentine’s Day double-header are about as remote as scientists discovering underground lakes of fudge on Mars.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mixed doubles curling continues with another double-header for Britain's Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds in their final matches of the round robin stage.

From BBC

The opening men's and women's double-header will take place on 21 July at The Oval between MI London v Sunrisers Leeds, two franchises with IPL ownership links.

From BBC

Littler is currently preparing for the World Series double-header in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

From BBC

At the beginning of this week, when Scotland were taking their time to prepare for this gargantuan double-header, Clarke said his players were presented with "a chance to become instantly written into the history books of Scotland".

From BBC

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