wind farm

noun

: an area of land with a cluster of wind turbines for driving electrical generators

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Between the lines: Dominion customers are already seeing a slight increase in their electric bills — about $4 per month — to help pay for an offshore wind farm near Virginia Beach. Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024 That could be a problem for California, which will need federal approvals to deploy a huge fleet of offshore wind farms. Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024 Ninety-nine per cent of wind farms are fixed to the sea floor in relatively shallow depths. Stephen Armstrong, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024 Simulation also facilitates daily, near-term planning, such as managing energy flow on a day forecasted for high air conditioning demand and yet too little wind to generate supply from wind farms. Eric Siegel, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wind farm 

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wind farm was in 1980

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“Wind farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind%20farm. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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