oil derrick
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of oil derrick
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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A giant wooden oil derrick serves as a central landmark in Taft, which finances its schools, fire department and police force with oil revenues.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
For Anderson’s 2007 mad epic, he walked ranches around Marfa, Texas, before deciding on the knoll where the 90-foot oil derrick would go.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
Taken in 1922 by Spence Air Photos, it depicts mostly wide-open fields dotted with the occasional oil derrick and a cluster of long, low buildings fronting the western side of Fairfax just south of Wilshire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
It characterizes the wildcatter and oil derrick as "Texas icons."
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2022
About midday I saw in the distance what I first thought was an oil derrick.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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