derrick en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈdɛɹɪk/
Etymology
Named after British executioner Thomas Derrick, who invented the framework arrangement commonly known by this name to aid in the conduct of executions. First use appears c. 1600 in the publication Ballad Death Earl Essex.
Meanings
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A device that is used for lifting and moving large objects.
At some places it is possible to load or discharge a vessel without any expenditure on docks or wharves, by dealing with the cargo by hand, or by the ships derricks, or by means of floating discharging appliances while the vessel it moored to buoys in a tideway. […] At low tide it may be impracticable to use a ship's derricks [at a berth].
1945 January and February, T. F. Cameron, “Dock Working”, in Railway Magazine, pages 9, 10:They count their ships full tale— / Their corn and oil and wine, / Derrick and loom and bale, / And rampart’s gun-flecked line; / City by City they hail: / “Hast aught to match with mine?”
1894, Rudyard Kipling, To the City of Bombay:
- A framework that is constructed over a mine or oil well for the purpose of boring or lowering pipes.
- (obsolete) An executioner responsible for hanging convicts; a hangman.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| derricks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
derrickman · derrickhand · Scotch derrick
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (43)
es machina (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · ru кран (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · da svingbom (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · fi nostokurki (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · ru вы́шка (framework constructed over a mine or oil well) · da lossebom (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · de Montagekran (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · de Lademast (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · da ladebom (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · es torre petrolera (framework constructed over a mine or oil well) · de Bohrturm (framework constructed over a mine or oil well) · bg сонда́жна ку́ла (framework constructed over a mine or oil well) · de Kranbaum (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · ru подъёмный кран (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · pl bom (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · de Ladekran (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · ru бурова́я вы́шка (framework constructed over a mine or oil well) · cmn 鑽井架 /钻井架 (framework constructed over a mine or oil well) · da boretårn (framework constructed over a mine or oil well) · tr maçuna (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · fi öljynporaustorni (framework constructed over a mine or oil well) · de Lastkran (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · es cabria (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · ru подъёмник (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · pl wieża wiertnicza (framework constructed over a mine or oil well) · cmn 鑽塔 /钻塔 (framework constructed over a mine or oil well) · cs vrtná rěž (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · la tollēnō (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · ota ماچونه (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · de Ladebaum (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · nb borerigg (framework constructed over a mine or oil well) · es torre penetracional (framework constructed over a mine or oil well) · bg кран (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · ca puntal (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · de Drehkran (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · de Kranmast (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · ru подъёмная стрела́ (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · nb boretårn (framework constructed over a mine or oil well) · tl bintag (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · bg поде́мник (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · cmn 起重機 /起重机 (device used for lifting and moving large objects) · pt torre de perfuração (framework constructed over a mine or oil well) · de Derrickkran (device used for lifting and moving large objects)