solar panel

noun

: a battery of solar cells (as on a rooftop)

Examples of solar panel in a Sentence

All of the house's electricity is produced by solar panels on the roof.

Recent Examples on the Web

Lineage, the building's tenant and operator, released a statement indicating that the fire may have originated from work being performed by a third-party contractor handling solar panels on the roof. — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 22 June 2026

As soon as the day’s afternoon match between Switzerland and Bosnia-Herzegovina concludes, the solar panel powering the camp TV is cut to save energy for the evening game to come. — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026

Smoke has billowed from the warehouse, which was covered in solar panels and insulated like a freezer, filling the air surrounding the roughly 500,000-square-foot (46,451-square-meter) facility. — ABC News, 22 June 2026

The blaze erupted on June 17 and was seen on the roof of a large building with solar panels. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 22 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for solar panel

• multichannel
• perianal
• annal
• annul
• cannel
• channel
• flannel
• pannel

Kids Definition

solar panel

noun

: a group of solar cells forming a flat surface (as on a spacecraft)