DERRICK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does derrick mean? 

• DERRICK (noun)
  The noun DERRICK has 2 senses:

1. a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered

2. a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom

  Familiarity information: DERRICK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DERRICK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("derrick" is a kind of...):

frame; framework (a structure supporting or containing something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("derrick" is a kind of...):

crane (lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis)