Derrick
Derrick noun - A simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom.
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Rig
Rig noun - A horse-drawn wheeled vehicle for carrying passengers.
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Nearby Word: rigging
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A look away from the central action in the derrick dropping scene aboard the oil rig will show that although Supes can hold the tower from dropping, the I-beams beneath his feet are bending from the weight.
Source: Film / Man of Steel
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