wind turbine

noun

: a wind-driven turbine for generating electricity

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Arkansas does not have an operational wind turbine farm, but three are in the works. Alex Golden, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024 But it could also be integrated into a slightly wider ebike motor unit as a one-piece variable speed drive unit, or stuck into a wind turbine generator, or a car, truck, tractor, snowmobile, industrial machine, whatever. New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2024 Building enough solar farms, wind turbines and battery banks to keep the lights on 24 hours a day, 365 days a year would consume absurd amounts of land and cost exorbitant amounts of money, leading to higher electric bills. Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024 The past decade has seen massive solar farms and wind turbine facilities spring up across California, particularly in less populated areas such as the Mojave Desert. Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wind turbine 

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wind turbine was in 1909

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“Wind turbine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind%20turbine. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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