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shiftwork.

Scheduled work outside of customary daylight working hours.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Scheduled work outside of customary daylight working hours.

    uncountable
  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.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From shift + work.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.