wind turbine

noun

: a wind-driven turbine for generating electricity

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Solar panels only generate electricity when the sun shines, while wind turbines depend on weather conditions. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026 The green energy revolution is not simply a story about solar panels and wind turbines displacing coal and gas. Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 The base metal is critically important to the energy transition ecosystem and is integral to the manufacturing of electric vehicles, power grids and wind turbines. Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 1 June 2026 Just over seven months from completing phase one of this mega-project, Chinese engineers have finished the build and switched on the world's first underwater data center (UDC) powered by offshore wind turbines. New Atlas, 1 June 2026 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 4 Jun. 2026.

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