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单词 swing shift
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swing shift

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noun

a work shift in industry from midafternoon until midnight.
the group of workers on such a shift.

Origin of swing shift

First recorded in 1935–40

OTHER WORDS FROM swing shift

swing shifter, noun

Words nearby swing shift

swingletree, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”, swingman, swingometer, swingover, swing shift, swing space, swing state, swingtree, swing-wing, swingy
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Example sentences from the Web for swing shift

  • Swing-shift employes, arriving at the factory for work, crowded past the two girls.

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British Dictionary definitions for swing shift

swing shift

noun US and Canadian

a group of workers who work a shift from late afternoon to midnight in an industry or occupation where a day shift or a night shift is also worked
the period worked
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): back shift
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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