wind farm

noun

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

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His effort to halt new projects was dealt a fifth judicial defeat Monday after a judge ruled that construction could resume on a wind farm off the country’s northeast coast. Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026 The offshore wind farm is about 45% complete and expected to be operational in 2027. Adam Harrington, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026 Back in late 2025, Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie (LDA) of Saxony-Anhalt set forth to excavate a stretch of land east of Reinstedt to ensure that the construction of a wind farm wouldn’t rip up irreplaceable traces of the past. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026 After successfully securing clean energy from an offshore wind farm in Germany in 2024, the two companies finalized agreements for similar virtual power purchase agreements in Poland in 2025. Pilar Cruz, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 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 8 Feb. 2026.

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