derrick

torre di trivellazione

Struttura alta sopra un pozzo petrolifero o una miniera che sostiene attrezzature per perforare o calare tubi.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: drilling tower

Espressioni comuni: oil derrick, drilling derrick, derrick tower

gru, derrick

Macchina alta con un braccio robusto e funi per sollevare e spostare oggetti pesanti.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: crane

Espressioni comuni: cargo derrick, derrick crane, use a derrick

sollevare con una gru

Sollevare un oggetto pesante con una macchina di sollevamento alta o un metodo simile.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: derrick something onto something (The crew derricked the engine onto the ship.)

Sinonimi: hoist, lift

Contrari: lower

Espressioni comuni: derrick something aboard, derrick a load, derrick something up

sostituire

Nel baseball, togliere il lanciatore dalla partita e far entrare un altro al suo posto.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: pull, remove

Espressioni comuni: derrick the pitcher, derrick someone, derrick someone early