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transfer window

transfer window noun: 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.

Noun

transfer window (plural transfer windows)

  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.
    • 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.2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC

Forms of transfer window

pluraltransfer windows

Questions about transfer window

What does transfer window mean?
Transfer window means 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.
What part of speech is transfer window?
Transfer window is a noun.
What is the plural of transfer window?
The plural of transfer window is transfer windows.

Words near transfer window in the dictionary

  1. transfer table
  2. transfer tax
  3. transfer taxes
  4. transfer test
  5. transfer tests
  6. transfer window
  7. transfer windows
  8. transferabilities
  9. transferability
  10. transferable
  11. transferable skill

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