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Meaning of "swing shift" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SWING SHIFT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWING SHIFT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Swing shift is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SWING SHIFT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of swing shift in the English dictionary

The definition of swing shift in the dictionary is a group of workers who work a shift from late afternoon to midnight in an industry or occupation where a day shift or a night shift is also worked. Other definition of swing shift is the period worked.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWING SHIFT

swing
swing band
swing both ways
swing bridge
swing by
swing door
swing music
swing space
swing the lead
swing vote
swing voter
swing-bin
swing-wing
swingbeat
swingboat
swinge
swingeing
swingeingly
swinger
swinging

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWING SHIFT

back shift
blueshift
day shift
Doppler shift
downshift
frameshift
gearshift
graveyard shift
Great Vowel Shift
Lamb shift
makeshift
night shift
paradigm shift
redshift
shift
sound shift
split shift
stick shift
unshift
upshift
vowel shift

Synonyms and antonyms of swing shift in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «swing shift» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SWING SHIFT

Find out the translation of swing shift to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of swing shift from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «swing shift» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

中班
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

turno de tarde
570 millions of speakers

English

swing shift
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्विंग पारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التحول سوينغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

качели сдвиг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

swingshift
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুইং স্থানান্তর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Swing Shift
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Swing shift
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Swing Shift
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スイングシフト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스윙 변화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Swing shift
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thay đổi xoay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்விங் ஷிஃப்ட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्विंग शिफ्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

otomatik vites
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spostamento altalena
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przesunięcie huśtawka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гойдалки зрушення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

schimbare leagăn
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μετατόπιση κούνια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swing verskuiwing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gunga förskjutning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svingskift
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of swing shift

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWING SHIFT»

The term «swing shift» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.204 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SWING SHIFT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about swing shift

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWING SHIFT»

Discover the use of swing shift in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to swing shift and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Swing Shift: “All-Girl” Bands of the 1940s
""Swing Shift" is a long-overdue historical corrective and a compelling read--a thoroughly remarkable achievement."--David Hajdu, author of "Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn"
Sherrie Tucker, 2000
2
On the swing shift: building liberty ships in Savannah
Thousands drive by it every day and have no idea of the great contribution to the war effort that was made on that site. This social history tells the story of the men and women who built these merchant ships in Savannah.
Tony Cope, 2009
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Bulletin of the National Research Council
or swing shift. If he is over 35, there is a greater probability that he will prefer the day shift. If he has worked only the graveyard shift, he is less likely to prefer the graveyard shift than he is to prefer the swing shift if he has worked only swing shift.
‎1943
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Embattled Dreams: California in War and Peace, 1940-1950
y. TC)\\'ARD four in the afternoon in early 1944, the bells and sirens at the Douglas plant in Santa Monica shrieked loudK enough to be heard over the din of aircraft construction. The day shift streamed off the assembly line, and the swing shift ...
Kevin Starr, 2003
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Swing Shift
Press kit includes 8 pamphlets and 13 photographs.
Goldie Hawn, Rob Morton, Warner Bros, 1984
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Bonus Your Way To Profits!
The Swing shift gets 14.5 and the Graveyard gets 3. Obviously, the major problem is the Day shift while the Swing shift is somewhat important. The Graveyard shift has many fewer occurrences so that makes Equitability a major challenge.
Gary Brose, 2009
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Wives of Steel: Voices of Women from the Sparrows Point ...
The swing shift occurred on Sundays when the night shift worked twenty-four hours straight through, thereby "swinging" over to function as the day shift. There were no vacations and the only two holidays, Christmas and the Fourth of July, were ...
Karen Olson, 2005
8
Doubleheaders: A Major League History
... and Philadelphia were far enough inland so that night games there. Swing- Shift. and. Other. Wartime. Doubleheaders. Figure 3 Number of Doubleheaders Played During the 1940s. 139 11. Swing-Shift and Other Wartime Doubleheaders .
Charlie Bevis, 2010
9
The Cry That No One Heard
The swing shift was still on duty so I went to the nurse's station to let them know that I was here. I was supposed to start working the graveyard shift tonight. One of the nurses told me well honey you're sure are awful early to be here. I told her ...
Andrea Lynn, 2011
10
Killing Game
The machinations of a new supervisor may have altered Gil Grissom's team of skillful CSIs, as Catherine Willows, Nick Stokes, and Warrick Brown are reassigned from the graveyard shift to the swing shift.
Max Allan Collins, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWING SHIFT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term swing shift is used in the context of the following news items.
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New 24-hour daycare opens to accommodate swing shift parents
Asah Paisley is Eric and Christine Paisley's son who is almost one. He spends most of his days with mom at the new childcare facility his parents opened, Little ... «Perry County Republic Monitor, Sep 14»
2
5 Things Julie Klausner Learned At A Screening Of Stop Making …
Demme had just completed an edit of a Goldie Hawn vehicle, Swing Shift, and was in the middle of a heated creative battle with Ms. Hawn, who used her final ... «Gothamist, Aug 14»
3
Swing Shift
Kennedy's position on Roe v. Wade ultimately may surprise supporters of abortion rights. Credit Illustration by Pat Oliphant. Few Justices in recent history have ... «The New Yorker, Jul 14»
4
Playin' the swing shift with Chops Big Band
The 18 musicians carting their instruments and sheet music into Oakland's Terrace Room had spent the day in offices and cubicles and classrooms. They'd ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Dec 13»
5
Kurt Russell surprises long-term partner Goldie Hawn at her London …
The entertainers have been together since they were cast in 1983's Swing Shift, and are 'so devoted' to one another that they don't see how a legal document ... «Daily Mail, Mar 13»
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Goldie Hawn thought Kurt Russell was 'too young' when they first met
However, fate intervened and years later they found themselves cast together in the 1983 film Swing Shift and romance finally blossomed. Miss Hawn revealed ... «Daily Mail, Sep 12»
7
Late Shift Boosts Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
Previous research had suggested that working the graveyard shift, the swing shift or any irregular shift other than the traditional 9-to-5 is linked to high blood ... «ABC News, Jul 12»
8
No Easy Task
A physician since 1989 and a hospitalist since 1995, she actually prefers working the swing shift, and she says she's the only one in her group at WakeMed ... «The Hospitalist Online, Aug 11»
9
Oh Wollfy Tex Avery
Ladies and Gentlemen, presenting the single hottest cartoon character ever drawn... Red, aka Red Hot Riding Hood, aka Swing Shift Cinderella! Read more ... «YouTube, Nov 10»
10
Working third shift or swing shifts disturbs sleep rhythms -- and lives
Third-shift or swing-shift workers try to get by on four or five hours of sleep, instead of the seven to eight hours most of us require. It disrupts our circadian rhythm ... «GoErie.com, Apr 08»

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