graveyard
graveyard graveyard shift a work shift that runs through the early morning hours, typically covering the period between midnight and 8 a.m.; a group of employees working such a shift. The term is originally nautical, and has been explained as referring to the number of disasters that occur during this time.
See also elephants' graveyard at elephant.
See also elephants' graveyard at elephant.
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