1. The work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)
   "He had trouble adjusting to the graveyard shift schedule";
   - night shift
    
2. Workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)
   "The graveyard shift kept the factory running 24/7";
   - night shift

Derived forms: graveyard shifts

Type of: duty period, shift, work shift

Encyclopedia: Graveyard shift