"transfer window" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: transfer windows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} transfer window (plural transfer windows)
  1. (space science) 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. Categories (topical): Space
    Sense id: en-transfer_window-en-noun-HhbiagWs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Topics: aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, space-science
  2. (soccer) A period of time during the year in which soccer players may be bought or sold between professional clubs. Categories (topical): Football (soccer) Translations (period during which transfers can be made of players between soccer clubs): Wechselperiode [feminine] (German), Transferfenster [neuter] (German), félagaskiptagluggi [masculine] (Icelandic), overgangsvindu [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), overgangsvindauga [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), overgangsvindauge [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), janela de transferências [feminine] (Portuguese), ventana de transferencias [feminine] (Spanish), transferfönster [neuter] (Swedish), övergångsfönster [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-transfer_window-en-noun-6RPIfJ1V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports Disambiguation of 'period during which transfers can be made of players between soccer clubs': 42 58

Inflected forms

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