close season
Britishnoun
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the period of the year when it is prohibited to kill certain game or fish
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sport the period of the year when there is no domestic competition
Example Sentences
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It is understood the potential deal for the former Norwich winger was initially raised by an intermediary close to a senior member of the coaching staff during the close season.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
After returning to Leipzig in the close season, he made only three Bundesliga appearances this season.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
Juve had tried to offload Vlahovic in the close season and the club's highest-paid player had seemed certain to leave next summer when his contract expires.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025
Their close season, though, was overshadowed by the most devastating news.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025
Well," replied the other, "since it's the close season on partridges perhaps it's just as well you didn't have a gun.
From The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire or, Scouting with the Silver Fox Patrol by Herbert Carter
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