oil derrick

noun

1. derrick ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of oil derrick¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

For Anderson’s 2007 mad epic, he walked ranches around Marfa, Texas, before deciding on the knoll where the 90-foot oil derrick would go.

From Seattle Times

Taken in 1922 by Spence Air Photos, it depicts mostly wide-open fields dotted with the occasional oil derrick and a cluster of long, low buildings fronting the western side of Fairfax just south of Wilshire.

From Los Angeles Times

The oil derrick logo team founder Bud Adams brought with him to Tennessee in 1997 was at midfield with the Oilers’ nickname in both end zones and decorated the walls along the field.

From Seattle Times

Perhaps a rotting oil derrick, it could well be at the bottom of a poisoned sea.

From Los Angeles Times

Among them is Nova, who, as a child, watched her father get crushed by an oil derrick.

From New York Times