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continental shift

continental shift noun: 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.

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.

Forms of continental shift

pluralcontinental shifts

Questions about continental shift

What does continental shift mean?
Continental shift means 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.
What part of speech is continental shift?
Continental shift is a noun.
What is the plural of continental shift?
The plural of continental shift is continental shifts.

Words near continental shift in the dictionary

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  3. continental seating
  4. continental shelf
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  8. continental slope
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  10. Continental System
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