Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transfer window

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables: trans-fer- win-dow
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

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

A period of time during the year in which soccer players may be bought or sold between professional clubs.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

transfer windows (plural)

Questions

What does transfer window mean?: 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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