wind farm

noun

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

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At the same time, the fossil-fuel-production system has costs, too, not least the grave environmental and health impacts on communities, which differ substantively from the impacts of a solar or wind farm. Meera Subramanian, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026 Solar plants and wind farms do not address baseload power. March 8, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026 In mid-January, a federal judge ruled that construction on the wind farm off Rhode Island's coast could continue while the legal battle plays out in court. Steve Inskeep, NPR, 26 Feb. 2026 Major Arctic wildland fires delay the onset of snow cover by five days, offshore wind farms in the northern Yellow Sea stabilize ecosystems, and microplastics inhibit oceanic carbon uptake. Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wind farm

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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 14 Mar. 2026.

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