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closed season

American

noun

a period, usually for a specific part of the year, during which angling or hunting for a given species is legally prohibited.

closed season on ducks.

Example Sentences

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"The boats are available until Easter basically, because it is our closed season, and hopefully by then something will have been sorted for them," said Ms Edwards.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

The Golden Knights closed season 6-3-2, with the regulation losses coming against non-playoff teams: Arizona, Edmonton and Calgary.

From Washington Times • Apr. 9, 2018

He closed season for salmon fishing to protect the "old salmon," that is, the spawners.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2011

Inevitably our success caused other clubs with bigger chequebooks to come calling and we've lost some key players in the closed season.

From The Guardian • Aug. 1, 2011

It is especially noticeable that Russia favors prohibition of the use of firearms in seal hunting throughout the proposed area and a longer closed season for pelagic sealing.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 2: Grover Cleveland by Cleveland, Grover

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