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Derrick

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Noun

1. derrick

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

2. derrick

a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Derrick

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noun
1. 
a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom
2. 
the framework erected over an oil well to enable drill tubes to be raised and lowered
verb
3. 
to raise or lower the jib of (a crane)

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Derrick

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noun
1. 
a large apparatus for lifting and moving heavy objects: it consists of a long beam pivoted at the base of a vertical, stationary beam and moved by ropes running on pulleys
2.  US
a tall, tapering framework, as over an oil well, to support drilling machinery, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Derrick

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n.
1. 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.
2. A tall framework over a drilled hole, especially an oil well, used to support boring equipment or hoist and lower lengths of pipe.

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