shiftwork en · NOUN
Etymology
From shift + work.
Meanings
- (uncountable) Scheduled work outside of customary daylight working hours.
- (uncountable) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shift work | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
graveyard shift · swing shift · night shift · day shift · shiftworking
Translations (18)
ru сме́нная рабо́та (rotating mode of work) · fi yötyö (work outside customary working hours) · ja シフト勤務 (rotating mode of work) · fi kolmivuorotyö (rotating mode of work) · cmn 輪班工作 /轮班工作 (rotating mode of work) · fr travail posté (rotating mode of work) · fr travail par équipes (rotating mode of work) · id sif (rotating mode of work) · fi iltatyö (work outside customary working hours) · mi mahi tīpako (rotating mode of work) · ru рабо́та по сме́нам (rotating mode of work) · de Schichtarbeit (rotating mode of work) · tr vardiyalı çalışma (rotating mode of work) · ja 交代勤務 (rotating mode of work) · da turnus (rotating mode of work) · fi viikonlopputyö (work outside customary working hours) · fr travail par quarts (rotating mode of work) · fi vuorotyö (rotating mode of work)