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

Derived forms: night shifts

Type of: duty period, shift, work shift

Encyclopedia: Night shift