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
The oil derrick logo team founder Bud Adams brought with him to Tennessee in 1997 was at midfield with the Oilers’ nickname in both end zones and decorated the walls along the field.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023
Perhaps a rotting oil derrick, it could well be at the bottom of a poisoned sea.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2023
Pantalaimon became a monkey and clambered up the derrick at once, but she called him down again; Farder Coram wanted them indoors, or below, as you called it on board ship.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
