derrick

tour de forage, derrick

Haute structure au-dessus d’un puits de pétrole ou d’une mine, soutenant le matériel de forage ou de descente des tuyaux.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : drilling tower

Expressions courantes : oil derrick, drilling derrick, derrick tower

derrick, grue

Haute machine munie d’un bras solide et de câbles pour déplacer des objets lourds.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : crane

Expressions courantes : cargo derrick, derrick crane, use a derrick

hisser

Soulever un objet lourd à l’aide d’une haute machine de levage ou d’un procédé similaire.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : derrick something onto something (The crew derricked the engine onto the ship.)

Synonymes : hoist, lift

Contraires : lower

Expressions courantes : derrick something aboard, derrick a load, derrick something up

retirer, remplacer

Au baseball, retirer le lanceur du match et le remplacer par un autre.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : pull, remove

Expressions courantes : derrick the pitcher, derrick someone, derrick someone early