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wind farm

noun

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

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The plants store electricity generated by large solar and wind farms to release back on the power grid at night when the sun isn’t shining, or the wind isn’t blowing. Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025 And California State University San Marcos is teaching students how to monitor equipment on huge wind farms. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025 By 2030, the system could serve China’s major offshore wind farms, cover more than half of its key ports, and connect numerous coastal and riverside city clusters, offering faster, more flexible transportation across land and water. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025 New wind farms won’t just pop up overnight. Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wind farm

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wind farm was in 1973

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“Wind farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind%20farm. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.

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