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Meaning of derrickman | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A member of an oil drilling rig who works on a derrick suspended above the rig floor, manhandling the drillpipe.

Examples

“There was a movement high in the derrick; the derrickman had come off the monkey board; he was half jumping, half sliding down the ladder.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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