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Noun: derrick  derik
  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

Derived forms: derricks

Type of: crane, framework

Encyclopedia: Derrick Derrick, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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