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derrick
noun
- a large apparatus for lifting and moving heavy objects: it consists of a long beam pivoted at the base of a vertical, stationary beam and moved by ropes running on pulleys
- ☆ a tall, tapering framework, as over an oil well, to support drilling machinery, etc.
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