solar farm

noun

plural solar farms

: a large installation of typically ground-mounted solar panels that generates electricity for distribution by a public utility

City, state, and federal officials converged on the solar farm … to talk about the opportunities for green energy …

—Kevin G. Andrade

called also solar park

Examples of solar farm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For example, a 6,000-acre solar farm was recently approved near Manhattan. — Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

But the biggest indication of the shift came in December, when the Westlands board of directors approved converting 135,000 acres, about a fifth of all the land in the irrigation district, into a giant network of solar farms. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Reflect Orbital aims to advance green energy by using orbiting mirrors to beam sunlight onto solar farms at night, enabling 24/7 power generation. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

Lee envisions hundreds of robots in orbit one day, not only fixing and hoisting satellites but also refueling them and building solar farms, data centers and other platforms. — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 28 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for solar farm

• firearm
• underarm
• alarm
• disarm
• forearm
• gendarme
• nonfarm
• rearm
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