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Noun: graveyard shift
Usage: N. Amer
  1. The work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)
    - night shift
     
  2. Workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)
    - night shift

Derived forms: graveyard shifts

Type of: duty period, shift, work shift

Encyclopedia: Graveyard shift