close season

English

Alternative forms

• closed season

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkləʊz ˈsiːzən/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

close season (countable and uncountable, plural close seasons)

1. (sports) The time of year when no competition takes place.
2. (hunting, fishing) The time of year when hunting or fishing is not permitted.

   Antonym: open season

3. (idiomatic) A situation or period in which some activity is forbidden or discontinued.

   Antonym: open season

Translations

time of year when hunting or fishing is not permitted

• Esperanto: sezono de protekto, tempo de protekto
• Finnish: rauhoitusaika
• German: Schonzeit (de) f
• Irish: séasúr coiscthe m
• Serbo-Croatian: lovostaj (sh) m
• Turkish: av yaşağı