swing shift
noun
a work shift in industry from midafternoon until midnight.
the group of workers on such a shift.
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Origin of swing shift
First recorded in 1935–40
OTHER WORDS FROM swing shift
swing shifter, nounWords nearby swing shift
swing by, swing door, swing into action, swing leg, swing loan, swing shift, swing space, swing state, swing-wing, swingback, swingbeat
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Swing-shift employes, arriving at the factory for work, crowded past the two girls.
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British Dictionary definitions for swing shift
swing shift
noun US and Canadian
a group of workers who work a shift from late afternoon to midnight in an industry or occupation where a day shift or a night shift is also worked
the period worked
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): back shift
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