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derrick — [ derik ] n. m. • 1861; mot angl., d un nom propre ♦ Anglic. Bâti métallique supportant le trépan qui sert à forer les puits de pétrole. Les derricks. Recomm. offic. tour de forage. ● derrick nom masculin (anglais derrick, potence, de Derrick,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Derrick — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El término inglés Derrick tiene significados múltiples: Torre de armazón metálica, que soporta la maquinaria de perforación de un pozo de petróleo. Especie de grúa usada en obras públicas. En personas, Derrick puede… … Wikipedia Español
Derrick — Der rick, n. [Orig., a gallows, from a hangman named Derrick. The name is of Dutch origin; D. Diederik, Dierryk, prop. meaning, chief of the people; cf. AS. pe[ o]dric, E. Theodoric, G. Dietrich. See {Dutch}, and {Rich}.] 1. A mast, spar, or tall … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
derrick — DÉRRICK s.n. Şarpantă de metal care suportă aparatul de foraj al unui puţ petrolier. [< engl. derrick]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 18.02.2005. Sursa: DN DÉRRICK s. n. şarpantă de metal care suportă aparatul de foraj al unui puţ petrolier; turla … Dicționar Român
Derrick Ng — (* 21. September 1987) ist ein kanadischer Badmintonspieler. Karriere Derrick Ng wurde 2011 kanadischer Meister im Herrendoppel mit Adrian Liu. 2010 hatten beide bereits die Guatemala International und die Peru International gewonnen. Ng nahm des … Deutsch Wikipedia
derrick — der‧rick [ˈderɪk] noun [countable] 1. a type of crane, used especially for loading and unloading ships 2. a tall tower built over an oil well, used to raise and lower the drill: • a massive oil derrick * * * derrick UK US /ˈderɪk/ noun [C] … Financial and business terms
derrick — ► NOUN 1) a kind of crane with a movable pivoted arm. 2) the framework over an oil well, holding the drilling machinery. ORIGIN originally denoting a hangman, also the gallows: from Derrick, the surname of a 17th century London hangman … English terms dictionary
derrick — [der′ik] n. [after Thos. Derrick, London hangman of the early 17th c.: first applied to a gallows] 1. 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… … English World dictionary
Derrick — m English: variant spelling of DEREK (SEE Derek). This is the usual American spelling of the given name, but in Britain it is more common as a surname than as a given name … First names dictionary
derrick — c.1600, originally hangman, then a gallows, then hoist, crane (1727), from surname of a hangman at Tyburn gallows, London, c.1606 1608, often referred to in contemporary theater. The name represents a late borrowing from the Low Countries (Cf. Du … Etymology dictionary
