transfer window

English

Noun

transfer window (plural transfer windows)

  1. (space) A period of time during which a spacecraft orbiting one celestial body can travel to a different body and enter orbit around it without excessive expenditure of fuel or reaction mass.
  2. (soccer) A period of time during the year in which soccer players may be bought or sold between professional clubs.
    • 2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC‎[1], archived from the original on 31 January 2012:
      Gary Cahill, a target for Arsenal and Tottenham before the transfer window closed, put England ahead early on and Rooney was on target twice before the interval as the early hostility of the Bulgarian supporters was swiftly subdued.

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