English Explanatory Dictionary

shiftwork

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Scheduled work outside of customary daylight working hours.
  2. A mode of employment in which sets of workers are rotated to maintain a continuous 24/7 operation, usually, with a system of three eight-hour shifts: first shift, second shift, and third shift.

Word forms

shiftwork shift work

Etymology

From shift + work.

Related words

day shift graveyard shift night shift shiftworking swing shift

Derived words

shiftworker
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