wind turbine

noun

: a wind-driven turbine for generating electricity

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There is no evidence that wind turbines kill whales or cause dolphin strandings. Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025 Such conditions can snap wind turbine blades, sharply reduce the performance of solar panels, and prevent batteries from charging and discharging properly. You Xiaoying, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025 As this technology expands, more people could benefit from reliable electricity even when solar panels stop producing or the wind turbines stop turning. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025 That means that most of the neodymium, dysprosium, and terbium that end up in EV motors, drones, wind turbines and even smartphones ... well, depending on supply and demand or even geopolitical landscape, China basically makes the rules. Joe Salas july 19, New Atlas, 19 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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