wind turbine

noun

: a wind-driven turbine for generating electricity

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Power inverters, which are predominantly produced in China, are used throughout the world to connect solar panels and wind turbines to electricity grids. Reuters, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025 For example, a typical commercial nuclear reactor provides the clean energy equivalent of more than 3 million solar panels or more than 430 utility-scale wind turbines. Deborah Wince-Smith, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 Image China has expanded its dominance in lithium-ion batteries used to power electric vehicles, cutting-edge robots for manufacturing, solar panels and wind turbines. David Pierson, New York Times, 10 May 2025 Many of the products and processes needed to decarbonize economies use scarce minerals, such as lithium in electric batteries and niobium and neodymium in the construction of wind turbines, as well as more familiar metals, such as aluminum and copper in cables that carry power. Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 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 24 May. 2025.

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