transfer window

Definitions

1. 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. A period of time during the year in which soccer players may be bought or sold between professional clubs.

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Examples

“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.”

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