wind farm

noun

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

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Some of the schemes involve laying cables for miles offshore to transfer electricity from clusters of wind farms planned for Scottish waters to consumers in England. Stanley Reed, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 And the nation’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm was completed off Long Island. Kenneth Lovett, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025 Complex and lengthy processes to get permits to build pipelines, transmission lines and drilling projects have also meant significant delays for wind farms, solar projects and other clean energy, said Robert Stavins, a professor of energy and economic development at Harvard University. David Gelles, New York Times, 19 May 2025 President Trump, on his first day in office, issued an executive order that barred the government from auctioning off the rights to build wind farms offshore and also blocked new rights for wind on public lands. Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for wind farm

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First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wind farm was in 1980

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“Wind farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind%20farm. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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