Meaning

2 senses
  1. A regularly scheduled period of work, and the third one in the standard working day of any particular company: usually from midnight to 8:00 a.m.

    Near-synonyms: graveyard shift (often synonymous), night shift (often synonymous)

  2. A group of workers who work during this time slot.

    Near-synonyms: graveyard shift (often synonymous), night shift (often synonymous)

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Vladimir was working third shift at the gas station.

Forms

plural: third shifts
Singularthird shift
Pluralthird shifts

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedshiftwork

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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