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.

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Meanings

nountransfer window (plural transfer windows)

plural transfer windows

  1. spaceA 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. ball gamesA 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

Translations

German Wechselperiode, Transferfenster
  • Wechselperiodeperiod during which transfers can be made of players between soccer clubs
  • Transferfensterperiod during which transfers can be made of players between soccer clubs
Icelandic félagaskiptagluggi
  • félagaskiptagluggiperiod during which transfers can be made of players between soccer clubs
Norwegian Bokmål overgangsvindu
  • overgangsvinduperiod during which transfers can be made of players between soccer clubs
Portuguese janela de transferências
  • janela de transferênciasperiod during which transfers can be made of players between soccer clubs
Spanish ventana de transferencias
  • ventana de transferenciasperiod during which transfers can be made of players between soccer clubs
Swedish transferfönster, övergångsfönster
  • transferfönsterperiod during which transfers can be made of players between soccer clubs
  • övergångsfönsterperiod during which transfers can be made of players between soccer clubs
Cite this entry
APA

transfer window. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfer%20window

MLA

“transfer window.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfer%20window. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transfer window,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfer%20window.

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