"continental shift" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: continental shifts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} continental shift (plural continental shifts)
  1. A type of work cycle, most commonly at a manufacturing plant or institution, with shifts worked four days in a row, followed by four days off in a row. It can also commonly be implemented as working four days in a row with three days off, then working three days in a row with four days off; switching every week.
    Sense id: en-continental_shift-en-noun-zP4g6JG9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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