wind turbine

noun

: a wind-driven turbine for generating electricity

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Its reference point was a co-op in the East Village where its inhabitants installed a wind turbine and solar panels on their rooftop to generate their own electricity during an oil crisis in the 1970s. Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026 Powering oil operations with wind turbine A tension-leg platform (TLP) is a buoyant, floating structure moored to the seafloor by taut, vertical steel cables. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026 Today, its components connect wind turbines, data centers, stadium lighting and ship systems worldwide. Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 What would earth look like after a few hundred years of solar-panel arrays, wind turbines, carbon capture, stratospheric geoengineering? Literary Hub, 18 June 2026 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 30 Jun. 2026.

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