derrick (redirected from derricks)

der·rick  (drk)

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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[Obsolete derick, hangman, gallows, after Derick, 16th-century English hangman.]

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derrick [ˈdɛrɪk]

n

1. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom

2. (Mining & Quarrying) the framework erected over an oil well to enable drill tubes to be raised and lowered

vb

(Engineering / Civil Engineering) to raise or lower the jib of (a crane)

[C17 (in the sense: gallows): from Derrick, name of a celebrated hangman at Tyburn]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	derrick - a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered framework - a structure supporting or containing something
	2.	derrick - a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom crane - lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis

Translations

derrick [ˈderɪk] N (in port) → grúa f; (above oil well) → torre f de perforación, derrick m

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derrick [ˈdɛrɪk] n → mât m de charge, derrick m

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derrick

n → Derrickkran m, → Montagekran m; (above oil well) → Bohrturm m

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derrick [ˈdɛrɪk] n (in port) → albero di carico, gru f inv; (over oil well) → derrick m inv

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derrick [ˈdɛrɪk] n (in port) → albero di carico, gru f inv; (over oil well) → derrick m inv

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derrick

n derrick [ˈderik]

1 an apparatus like a mechanical crane for lifting weights The ship was unloaded, using the large derricks on the quay. kraan, katrolboom مِرفاع، جِهاز لِرَفْع الأثْقال дерик jeřáb lossebom der Drehkran μεγάλος γερανός, φορτωτήρας grúa derrikkraana جرثقیل؛ بالاکش nosturi mât de charge עֲגוֹרָן समान उठाने का यंत्र dizalo mozgódaru derek krani, hegri albero di carico デリック 기중기 (kėlimo) kranas, derikas celtnis derik laadboom kran, lastebom dźwig, żuraw guindaste macara деррик-кран žeriav žerjav pokretna dizalica lyftkran, hissbock ปั้นจั่น vinç 起重機 підйомний кран بھاری بوجھ اٹھانے والی مشین cần trục lớn 起重机

2 a tower-like structure that holds the drill over an oil well. boortoring دَريك: هَيْكَل مَعْدَني يُقام فَوْق بِئْر بِتْرول сондажна кула vrtná věž boretårn der Bohrturm πύργος άντλησης πετρελαίου torre de perforación puurtorn دکل öljynporaustorni derrick מִגדָל קִדוּחַ तेल छिद्रों के ऊपर बनाया गया ढांचा toranj nad izvorom nafte fúrótorony menara bor minyak torre di sondaggio/trivellazione 油井やぐら 유정탑 gręžimo bokštas urbjtornis menara bor minyak boortoren boretårn wieża wiertnicza буровая вышка vrtná veža vrtalni stolp za nafto toranj za naftu borrtorn โครงเหล้กที่ทำขึ้นเหนือปากบ่อน้ำมัน sondaj kulesi 井架 бурова установка تیل کے کنؤیں پر برج نما ڈھانچا جس میں کھدائی کی مشین لگی ہوتی ہے giàn khoan 井架