graveyard shift
English edit
Etymology edit
By association of the spooky, cold and silent properties of both the night and graveyards.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
graveyard shift (plural graveyard shifts)
- A night shift, especially one from midnight to 8 AM on a three-shift schedule.
- 2006, Roberto Refinetti, Circadian physiology, volume 1, page 580:
- It is generally believed that when rotating shifts are necessary the rotation should move clockwise (that is, day shift first, then swing shift, then graveyard shift, then back to day shift, and so on)
Synonyms edit
- (night shift, especially starting near midnight): third shift
Coordinate terms edit
Translations edit
a night shift, such as especially one from midnight to 8AM on a three-shift schedule
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night shift — see night shift