wind farm

noun

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

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These are factory floors, hospital wings, shipping yards, cell towers, wind farms and airline maintenance hangars—places where uptime matters and decisions have consequences. Shahar Chen, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 Instead, the Senate’s measure requires projects, including solar panels and wind farms, to start construction by the end of this year to receive the full credit. Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 18 June 2025 That power could come from the wind farm, the gas plant or a 1,000-megawatt solar farm that Anschutz is also interested in constructing. Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025 Supporters of the projects say wind farms can be built to safely co-exist with birds and marine life while keeping the fishing industry thriving. Rob Nikolewski, Mercury News, 8 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 29 Jun. 2025.

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