derrick

(Anglès)

Noun

1. A device that is used for lifting and moving large objects.
2. A framework that is constructed over a mine or oil well for the purpose of boring or lowering pipes.
3. (obsolete) An executioner responsible for hanging convicts; a hangman.

Verb

1. (transitive) To hoist with, or as if with, a derrick.
2. (informal, transitive) To remove (a pitcher).

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈdɛɹɪk/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Named after British executioner Thomas Derrick, who invented the framework arrangement commonly known by this name to aid in the conduct of executions. First use appears c. 1600 in the publication Ballad Death Earl Essex.

Conceptes

torre de perforació

Sinònims

crane

hoist

jack

crane boom

davit

winch

gib

lift

lifter

rig

suspender

tackle

thief

tow truck

whooper

windlass

derrick boom

block and tackle

derrick crane

drill tower

gibbet tree

jib crane

ginpole

boom crane

hanger rod

mast crane

hoisting apparatus

lifting machine

lifting rod

hoisting engine

sag rod

sag tie

shear-leg

whip crane

whip hoist

derrick crab

swing barboom

swing bar

boom

💥

dead-load lever

climbing pole

elevator

🛗

gibbet

hanger

hoister

jib

Traduccions

derrick

grue

grúa

albero di carico

tour de forage

Kranbaum

Ladebaum

dikme

gru di sollevamento

vinç

Montagekran

Drehkran

kraan

Derrickkran

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