wind farm

noun

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

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The technology is also ideal when paired with large-scale solar or wind farms, ensuring a steady supply of cheap, carbon-free energy. Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The offshore wind farm installation vessel Scylla, under contract to Orsted, has been at the Revolution site for several days. Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 Separately, a coalition of renewable energy groups sued Pentagon officials over their failure to complete national security reviews for new onshore wind farms on private lands. Jennifer McDermott, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 There are no plans to construct floating offshore wind farms in San Diego or Southern California. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wind farm

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First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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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 18 Aug. 2026.

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