DERRICK
- a hoisting apparatus employing a tackle rigged at the end of a beam
- framework or tower over a deep drill hole (as of an oil well) for supporting boring tackle or for hoisting and lowering
- to lift the jib of a crane [v -ED, -ING, -S]
- is a tall framework over an oil well that supports equipment used in drilling.
- a hoisting apparatus [n DERRICKS]