wind farm

noun

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

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Compared to coal plants, wind farms, or solar photovoltaic stations, geothermal facilities generate more electricity per unit of land area. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2025 Trump issued a memorandum on Jan. 20 halting permits and leases for offshore and onshore wind farms, pending federal review. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2025 Ever wonder why there are so few wind farms, harvesting wind to create electricity? The Know, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025 The plants store electricity generated by large solar and wind farms to release back on the power grid at night when the sun isn’t shining, or the wind isn’t blowing. Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wind farm

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wind farm was in 1973

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“Wind farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind%20farm. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.

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