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continental shift

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables
con-ti-nen-tal shift
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Inflected Forms

continental shifts (plural)

Questions

What does continental shift mean?
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.

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