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derrick

noun

1 derrick

A framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered.

Roget 307: elevation; raising etc. v.; erection, lift; sublevation, upheaval; sublimation, exaltation; prominence etc. (convexity) 250.    ... show more

Polish: wieża wiertnicza, maszt wiertniczy

2 derrick

A simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom.

Dutch: bok, hijs, hijstoestel, hijswerktuig
Polish: bum, bom, bom ładunkowy


Moby thesaurus: antenna tower, barbican, belfry, bell tower, campanile, colossus, column, crab, crane, cupola, dome, erector, fire tower, forklift, gantry crane, hoist, hydraulic tailgate, jack, jackscrew, lantern ... show more.

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