Derrick

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  • noun. A machine for hoisting and moving heavy objects, consisting of a movable boom equipped with cables and pulleys and connected to the base of an upright stationary beam.
  • noun. A tall framework over a drilled hole, especially an oil well, used to support boring equipment or hoist and lower lengths of pipe.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The overhead framework used in drilling the holes for oil-wells, and which remains in place after the boring is completed and the drilling machinery is removed.
  • noun. An apparatus for lifting and moving heavy weights.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A mast, spar, or tall frame, supported at the top by stays or guys, and usually pivoted at the base, with suitable tackle for hoisting heavy weights, such as stones in building.
  • noun. The pyramidal structure or tower over a deep drill hole, such as that of an oil well (also called an oil derrick .
  • noun. a combination of the derrick and the crane, having facility for hoisting and also for swinging the load horizontally.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A device that is used for lifting and moving large objects
  • noun. A framework that is constructed over a mine or oil well for the purpose of boring or lowering pipes.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom
  • noun. a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
    • Word Usage
    "The only access is either by helicopter or hoisted by a derrick from a boat small enough to maneuver close inshore."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    crane  framework  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Carrick  Derek  Derick  Deryck  Eric  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    aroun'  bigamist  drogue  forklift  purposes  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    antenna tower  barbican  belfry  bell tower  campanile  
    verb-form
    derricking  derricks  
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