derrick
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
First cranes, then the drilling derrick and finally the accommodation modules fell into the sea.
From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025
It characterizes the wildcatter and oil derrick as "Texas icons."
From Salon • Sep. 27, 2022
Huntington Beach High School’s football team is still called the Oilers, and its icon is an oil derrick.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2021
Atop these, on railcar wheels or “trucks,” they erected a “traveler,” a giant derrick consisting of three tall towers spanned at the top by a platform.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
