derrick

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: der=rick

OXFORD DICTIONARY

derrick, n.
1 a kind of crane for moving or lifting heavy weights, having a movable pivoted arm.
2 the framework over an oil well or similar excavation, holding the drilling machinery.

Etymology

obs. senses hangman, gallows, f. the name of a London hangman c.1600

THESAURUS

derrick

antenna tower, barbican, belfry, bell tower, campanile, colossus, column, crab, crane, cupola, dome, erector, fire tower, forklift, gantry crane, hoist, hydraulic tailgate, jack, jackscrew, lantern, lever, lift, lifter, lighthouse, martello, martello tower, mast, minaret, monument, obelisk, observation tower, pagoda, pilaster, pillar, pinnacle, pole, pylon, pyramid, shaft, skyscraper, spire, standpipe, steeple, stupa, tackle, television mast, tope, tour, tower, turret, water tower, windlass, windmill tower

ROGET THESAURUS

derrick

Elevation

N elevation, raising, erection, lift, sublevation, upheaval, sublimation, exaltation, prominence, lever, crane, derrick, windlass, capstan, winch, dredge, dredger, dredging machine, dumbwaiter, elevator, escalator, lift, elevated, stilted, attollent, rampant, on stilts, on the shoulders of, on one's legs, on one's hind legs.