close season
Britishnoun
-
the period of the year when it is prohibited to kill certain game or fish
-
sport the period of the year when there is no domestic competition
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Arsenal's close season was one characterised by some unquestionable successes, but also riddled by difficulties and frustration.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
You would imagine going deep into the World Cup would impact the prospect of any of those managers returning to club football in the close season.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Having rejected the chance to join Tottenham in the close season, Eze has produced his best moments in an Arsenal shirt against his former suitors.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
After returning to Leipzig in the close season, he made only three Bundesliga appearances this season.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
"But somebody shot at him, all the same, don't you know, and the close season on in the bargain," Lil Artha hastened to say, indignantly.
From Boy Scouts: Tenderfoot Squad or, Camping at Raccoon Lodge by Alan Douglas
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
