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 And when the wind doesn’t blow, production from wind farms peters out. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024 The cross-border project will use Sempra Infrastructure’s existing high-voltage transmission line that will interconnect the wind farm directly into the system of the California Independent System Operator, which manages the grid for about 80 percent of the Golden State. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024 The Babbit Ranch wind farm under construction north of Flagstaff, a $280 million project, will feature roughly 50 turbines. The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2024 Even as solar and wind farms sprout up around the world, however, the very idea of renewable energy has come under attack in Australia. Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024 Such requirements limit the land available for turbines so much that wind farms are no longer economically feasible. Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024 But concern over the North Atlantic right whale, and a number of other species, found dead on American beaches has galvanized an unusual coalition of environmentalists, fishermen and Republican beach town mayors hoping to stop the development of offshore wind farms. Bill Weir, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024 As a result, despite adequate winds, at the province’s wind farms cold temperatures forced a shutdown. Andrew Follett, National Review, 21 Jan. 2024 Many protesters clutched signs opposing particular solar or offshore wind farms, with pictures of suffering whales. Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024

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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 19 Apr. 2024.

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