closed season

A form of close season — The time of year when no competition takes place.

Meanings

nounclosed season (countable and uncountable, plural closed seasons)

plural closed seasons

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of close season.

    Secondly, preserved railways are not 24/7 operations. There are closed seasons where they can be turned into open-air classrooms.

    2024 April 3, Richard Foster, “Training the next generation of engineers”, in RAIL, number 1006, page 48
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APA

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Chicago

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