wind farm

noun

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

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As their name implies, these highly specialized vessels are designed specifically to transport supplies to and from oil rigs and wind farms at sea. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 July 2026 The president has owned golf courses in the country for years and waged an ultimately fruitless legal battle to prevent the construction of a wind farm near his golf resort outside of Aberdeen in 2015. Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 This could be when wind farms are at peak performance or when demand is low from consumers. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026 Todays's offshore ships provide essential services for the offshore wind engines of the Hywind Tampen wind farm, situated between energy company Equinor's oil and gas fields Snorre and Gullfaks in the Norwegian North Sea off the coast of Bergen. Heather Farmbrough, Forbes.com, 30 June 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 30 Jul. 2026.

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