wind farm

noun

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

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In the middle of this journey, as the ferry juts north, there is a different view of Everton’s new stadium, positioned between a scrapyard and a wind farm, both of which are in the shadow of a brooding tobacco warehouse that is the biggest brick building in the world. Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024 But the overall cost has since climbed to roughly $311 million — part of which is being paid for by Ørsted, a Danish company that is currently developing several wind farms in the Atlantic. Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024 Here’s what’s happening in Washington, D.C.: The Biden administration has officially approved Idaho’s largest wind farm. Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024 The Yellow Sea No. 1 is being transported to a wind farm operated by the Huaneng Group in the southern Shandong Peninsula, and signals the start of China's offshore solar research program. New Atlas, 21 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 25 Dec. 2024.

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