night shift

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noun

the work force, as of a factory, scheduled to work during the nighttime.

the scheduled period of labor for this work force.

Origin of night shift

First recorded in 1700–10

Words nearby night shift

night safe, nightscape, night school, nightshade, nightshade family, night shift, nightshirt, nightside, night-sky light, night snake, night soil

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Example sentences from the Web for night shift

Ray Morely, one of the night-shift engineers, came in with coffee.
New Apples in the Garden|Kris Ottman Neville
I came out of the mill one morning after a night-shift, with an appetite that made me run from the railroad bridge to Main Street.
Steel|Charles Rumford Walker
"Our finances won't stand the overhead of that night-shift, I tell you," his father warned.
The Valley of the Giants|Peter B. Kyne
We were running short of headers for the tie courses, and I put on a night-shift.
The King of Arcadia|Francis Lynde

The fireman had to stand by his engine on the night-shift in an hour's time, but he saw his way to a pipe, and lit it.
When Ghost Meets Ghost|William Frend De Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for night shift

night shift

noun

a group of workers who work a shift during the night in an industry or occupation where a day shift or a back shift is also worked

the period worked

单词	night shift
释义	night shift SEE SYNONYMS FOR night shift ON THESAURUS.COM noun the work force, as of a factory, scheduled to work during the nighttime. the scheduled period of labor for this work force. Origin of night shift First recorded in 1700–10 Words nearby night shift night safe, nightscape, night school, nightshade, nightshade family, night shift, nightshirt, nightside, night-sky light, night snake, night soil Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for night shift Ray Morely, one of the night-shift engineers, came in with coffee. New Apples in the Garden\|Kris Ottman Neville I came out of the mill one morning after a night-shift, with an appetite that made me run from the railroad bridge to Main Street. Steel\|Charles Rumford Walker "Our finances won't stand the overhead of that night-shift, I tell you," his father warned. The Valley of the Giants\|Peter B. Kyne We were running short of headers for the tie courses, and I put on a night-shift. The King of Arcadia\|Francis Lynde The fireman had to stand by his engine on the night-shift in an hour's time, but he saw his way to a pipe, and lit it. When Ghost Meets Ghost\|William Frend De Morgan British Dictionary definitions for night shift night shift noun a group of workers who work a shift during the night in an industry or occupation where a day shift or a back shift is also worked the period worked See also 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 Words related to night shift graveyard shift, swing shift, anchor watch, dogwatch, lobster shift
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night shift

noun

Origin of night shift

Words nearby night shift

Example sentences from the Web for night shift

British Dictionary definitions for night shift

noun

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