wind farm

noun

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

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Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas and Illinois have invested heavily in wind, while Wyoming is developing a 3,550 megawatt wind farm, the Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project, that will export wind power to Western states including California. Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026 This includes about 29,000 direct construction jobs, more than 80,000 indirect and induced construction jobs and nearly 10,000 jobs related to wind farm operations. Jennifer McDermott, Fortune, 15 June 2026 In stark contrast, European and Asian countries have been going big on offshore wind and are now developing floating wind farms to push into deeper waters. IEEE Spectrum, 15 June 2026 Sandy, desert-type land is well known to be suitable for solar and wind farms. Sanggay Tashi, The Conversation, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for wind farm

Word History

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 22 Jun. 2026.

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