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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024der•rick /ˈdɛrɪk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Mechanical Engineering, Nauticala crane for lifting cargo, such as on a ship.
- Energya framework like a tower over an oil well.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024der•rick (der′ik),USA pronunciation n. - Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]a jib crane having a boom hinged near the base of the mast so as to rotate about the mast, for moving a load toward or away from the mast by raising or lowering the boom.
- EnergyAlso called oil derrick. the towerlike framework over an oil well or the like.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa boom for lifting cargo, pivoted at its inner end to a ship's mast or kingpost, and raised and supported at its outer end by topping lifts.
v.t., v.i. - Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]luff.
- origin, originally a hangman, the gallows, after the surname of a well-known Tyburn hangman, ca. 1600
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: derrick /ˈdɛrɪk/ n - a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom
- the framework erected over an oil well to enable drill tubes to be raised and lowered
vb - to raise or lower the jib of (a crane)
Etymology: 17th Century (in the sense: gallows): from Derrick, name of a celebrated hangman at Tyburn |