derrick
noun
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.
derricks
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pluralof derrick.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A picture taken by him 10 years later in Titusville shows a field littered with derricks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
“We must and will do it all — from oil derricks on our Coast to solar panels in the Delta,” Reeves said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
By the 1920s, that terrain, once a sparsely populated stretch of Osage reservation, is covered with bustling small towns, those towering derricks and an awful lot of cattle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
Offshore wind advocates point out that oil derricks are also threatened by hurricanes, and most of the nation’s wind projects have so far held up to powerful storms.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
Most of the derricks were leftovers, Henry said.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
