wind turbine

noun

: a wind-driven turbine for generating electricity

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Share [Findings] Onshore wind turbines severely deter German bats from foraging. Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 Last year, Myanmar was believed to be the world’s largest exporter of certain heavy rare earths, including dysprosium and terbium, which are used in items like electric vehicles and wind turbines. Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024 Pressure on States and the Private Sector Trump has criticized green technologies like wind turbines and electric vehicles and promised to rescind unspent climate funds. Robert Rapier, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024 Elimination of existing federal programs enacted under Biden would only put the U.S. even farther behind China, which manufactures more than half of the world’s batteries, solar panels and wind turbines, according to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 16 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 16 Jan. 2025.

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