nightshift
nounUK /ˈnaɪtʃɪft/
US /ˈnaɪtʃɪft/
A nightshift is a time when people work at night instead of during the day.
My aunt works the nightshift at the hospital.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A group of workers who work together during the night.
The nightshift finished cleaning the factory by morning.
3. The period of time during the night when a workplace is staffed.
During the nightshift, the store stays open for truck drivers.
4. A rotating work period that falls mostly between evening and morning.
He switched to the nightshift so he could study during the day.