"day shift" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: day shifts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} day shift (plural day shifts)
  1. A regularly scheduled period of work during daylight hours, especially 8AM to 4PM; sometimes a 12-hour shift, such as 6AM to 6PM. Related terms: be on days, shiftwork Translations (A scheduled work during daylight hours): poste de jour [masculine] (French), dzienna zmiana [feminine] (Polish), dniówka [feminine] (Polish), дневна́я сме́на (dnevnája sména) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-day_shift-en-noun-m2GkYT4H Disambiguation of 'A scheduled work during daylight hours': 72 28
  2. A group of workers who work during this time slot. Categories (topical): Day
    Sense id: en-day_shift-en-noun-rv8YtkD7 Disambiguation of Day: 24 76 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 26 74

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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