wind farm

noun

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

Examples of wind farm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For example, the waters off Morro Bay, north of San Luis Obispo, were not included in the sanctuary despite being in the proposal because of plans to build an offshore wind farm there. Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024 The wind farms, about 20 miles offshore, would be massive arrays of floating turbines roughly 70 stories tall. Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024 The project, which connected to the grid earlier this year, is the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the U.S., providing enough power for 70,000 homes annually. Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2024 Tribal leaders and environmental groups have suggested that once the wind farms are built, the sanctuary boundaries could be enlarged. Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wind farm 

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Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wind farm was in 1980

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“Wind farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind%20farm. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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