Derrick - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: derrickDerrick
A mast spar or tall frame supported at the top by stays or guys and usually pivoted at the base with suitable tackle for hoisting heavy weights such as stones in building...
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A rope chain or rod attached to anything to steady it as a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered a rope which holds in place the end of a boom spar or yard in a ship a chain or wire rope connecting a suspension bridge with the land on either side to prevent lateral swaying a rod or rope attached to the top of a structure as of a derrick and extending obliquely to the ground where it is fastened...
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