GRAVEYARD SHIFT


Meaning of GRAVEYARD SHIFT in English

1. a work shift usually beginning at about midnight and continuing for about eight hours through the early morning hours.

2. those who work this shift. Also called graveyard watch, lobster shift .

[ 1905-10, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .