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Derrick Ran Into Church Crossword Clue

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noun

• lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis

• United States writer (1871-1900)

• large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world

• United States poet (1899-1932)

• a small constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Phoenix

verb

• stretch (the neck) so as to see better

30%6 A post or block at the foot of a derrick or crane
noun

• (used only in combinations) the height or length of something in feet

• a person who travels by foot

• a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

30%5 A derrick
noun

• lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects

verb

• raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

• move from one place to another by lifting

• raise by using ropes and pulleys

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