derrick

torre de perforación

Estructura alta sobre un pozo petrolífero o una mina que sostiene equipos para perforar o bajar tuberías.

En inglés sencillo: A tall frame over an oil well or mine that supports equipment for drilling or lowering pipes.

• An oil derrick stood in the field.
• The crew lowered pipes through the derrick.
• Several derricks rose above the desert oil wells.

Sinónimos: drilling tower

Expresiones frecuentes: oil derrick, drilling derrick, derrick tower

grúa, pescante

Máquina alta con un brazo resistente y cables para levantar y mover objetos pesados.

En inglés sencillo: A tall lifting machine with a strong arm and ropes for moving heavy objects.

• The derrick lifted the heavy crate.
• Workers used a derrick to unload the ship.
• Two derricks stood beside the dock.

Sinónimos: crane

Expresiones frecuentes: cargo derrick, derrick crane, use a derrick

izar, levantar con grúa

Levantar un objeto pesado con una máquina elevadora alta o un método similar.

En inglés sencillo: To lift a heavy object using a tall lifting machine or a similar method.

• They derricked the crate aboard.
• The workers derricked a heavy beam into position.
• We need to derrick this equipment onto the deck.

Cómo se usa: derrick something onto something (The crew derricked the engine onto the ship.)

Sinónimos: hoist, lift

Antónimos: lower

Expresiones frecuentes: derrick something aboard, derrick a load, derrick something up

retirar, sustituir

En béisbol, retirar al lanzador del partido y poner a otro en su lugar.

En inglés sencillo: In baseball, to take a pitcher out of the game and replace them.

• The manager decided to derrick the pitcher.
• They derricked him after he allowed six runs.
• Would you derrick a pitcher this early in the game?

Sinónimos: pull, remove

Expresiones frecuentes: derrick the pitcher, derrick someone, derrick someone early