close season
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
close season/ˈkləʊzsiːzn/
▶noun (also chiefly N. Amer. closed season)
- 1 a period in the year when fishing or the killing of particular game is officially forbidden.
- 2 Brit. a part of the year when a particular sport is not played.
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