transfer window

English

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.
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]:

     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.

Translations

period during which transfers can be made of spacecraft between celestial bodies

period during which transfers can be made of players between soccer clubs

• German: Wechselperiode f, Transferfenster n
• Icelandic: félagaskiptagluggi m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: overgangsvindu n

  Nynorsk: overgangsvindauga n, overgangsvindauge n

• Portuguese: janela de transferências f
• Spanish: ventana de transferencias f
• Swedish: transferfönster (sv) n, övergångsfönster n