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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Between downtown and Venice Beach, thousands of homeowners uprooted their orange trees and put oil derricks right in their backyards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
Vauxhall, 150 miles southeast of Calgary, calls itself the “Potato Capital of the West,” but its spud fields whiff of petroleum because they also sprout oil derricks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 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
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
There were illuminated stars on the tops of some of the oldest oil derricks, and across Main Street, spotlights shown on poinsettias placed on risers to spell “Merry Xmas!”
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
