wind turbine

noun

: a wind-driven turbine for generating electricity

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China, meanwhile, controls 90% of the world’s rare earth minerals, which are crucial for everything from missiles to wind turbines to automobiles. Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025 Analysts say some of the key challenges GE Vernova is facing right now are capacity constraints, evolving tariff policy and regulations that have slowed down orders for onshore wind turbines. Seema Mody, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025 China, by contrast, dominates the manufacturing of solar panels, wind turbines and batteries, seeing renewable power as the multi-trillion-dollar market of the future. Brad Plumer, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025 That’s because, sadly, many bat populations have declined in recent years due to factors including habitat loss, wind turbines, and white nose syndrome (WNS), a devastating fungal disease which disrupts their natural hibernation cycles. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wind turbine

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wind turbine was in 1909

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“Wind turbine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind%20turbine. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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