wind turbine

noun

: a wind-driven turbine for generating electricity

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For example, the timing of peak power demand may not align with peak production from solar panels or wind turbines. Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Dec. 2025 There are no case series, clinical studies or epidemiological studies reliably documenting a link between wind turbine exposure and cancer. Briana Alvarado, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2025 Effectively, the Communist Party is outsourcing its soft power outreach to China’s private sector, the same group delivering tech innovations — EVs, batteries, solar panels, and wind turbines — to the world. Andy Browne, semafor.com, 11 Dec. 2025 After the ore has been extracted, smelted and used in products like plumbing systems, wind turbines and electronics, the impact across 4,500 acres in the heart of the Santa Rita Mountains would leave behind an open pit that Nelson said would dip below the region’s water table. Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 8 Dec. 2025 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 23 Dec. 2025.

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