WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
closed′ sea′son, 
  1. Hunting and Fishinga period, usually for a specific part of the year, during which angling or hunting for a given species is legally prohibited:closed season on ducks.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
close season / kləʊs/, closed season
  1. the period of the year when it is prohibited to kill certain game or fish
  2. the period of the year when there is no domestic competition
'closed season' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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