ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Shiftwork

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Shiftwork is a noun meaning Scheduled work outside of customary daylight working hours.

Meaning

Scheduled work outside of customary daylight working hours.

More Meanings

  1. 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

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include shift, dayshift, late, day-work, nightshift, off-time.

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