wind farm

noun

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

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Van Duyne, a Wilmington Democrat, also will present a resolution at next week’s meeting asking state lawmakers to restore the county’s citing authority over solar and wind farms. Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026 The spate of new energy projects – which includes 11 solar fields, two wind farms and two natural gas plants – will cost $6 billion over the next few decades. Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026 Federal scientists have found no link between wind farms and whale deaths. Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026 It is made up of two HVDC cables along with a fiber optic cable that transmits data back to the wind farm operations center. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 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 11 Apr. 2026.

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