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Definition of Derrick
1. Noun. A framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered.
2. Noun. A simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom.
Definition of Derrick
1. n. A mast, spar, or tall frame, supported at the top by stays or guys, with suitable tackle for hoisting heavy weights, as stones in building.
2. n. The pyramidal structure or tower over a deep drill hole, such as that of an oil well.
Definition of Derrick
1. Proper noun. (given name male from=Germanic), variant spelling of Derek. ¹
2. Noun. A device that is used for lifting and moving large objects ¹
3. Noun. A framework that is constructed over a mine or oil well for the purpose of boring or lowering pipes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Derrick
1. a hoisting apparatus [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Derrick
Literary usage of Derrick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Representative American Plays by Arthur Hobson Quinn (1917)
"derrick. But surely, Rip, you would have risked your lite to save such a glorious
creature ... But it would be more my duty now than it was then. derrick'. ..."
2. Structural Engineers' Handbook: Data for the Design and Construction of by Milo Smith Ketchum (1914)
"A guy derrick, Fig. i8 and Fig. 19, has a vertical mast guyed with th more guy
lines, and has a boom which carries blocks and a fall line on the upper end. ..."
3. Structural Engineers' Handbook: Data for the Design and Construction of by Milo Smith Ketchum (1918)
"A guy derrick, Fig. 18 and Fig. 19, has a vertical mast guyed with three or more
guy lines, and has a boom which carries blocks and a fall line on the upper ..."
4. The Design of Steel Mill Buildings and the Calculation of Stresses in Framed by Milo Smith Ketchum (1921)
"A guy derrick, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, has a vertical mast guyed with three or more
guy lines, and has a boom which carries blocks and a fall line on the upper ..."
5. Practical Shipbuilding: A Treatise on the Structural Design and Building of by A. Campbell Holms (1918)
"An efficient derrick should be capable of lifting a large package from the
hatchway, and of swinging it quite clear of the vessel's side, on to the quay ..."
6. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1904)
"he was at work on the building, the company's foreman ordered him "to take a
certain derrick apart, and that In doing the said work under the orders of ..."
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