derrick
Example Sentences
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And they’ve long been told that temperatures will keep rising for decades to come, no matter how many solar panels replace oil derricks or how many meat-eaters go vegetarian.
From Washington Post
On Harrison’s way out of town, in Santa Paula, eager locals clambered aboard his train to present him with a 5-foot-tall model of an oil derrick, made entirely of flowers.
From Los Angeles Times
You drill from a derrick a mile or more into the earth and pump out water.
From Los Angeles Times
Traditionalists scoffed at his use of industrial materials, and at designs that were variously likened to an oil derrick, a V-8 engine, an espresso machine and a Meccano construction set.
From Washington Post
All oil producers, when they sign a lease, promise to remove their derricks and restore the ocean floor to its natural state.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
