wind turbine

noun

: a wind-driven turbine for generating electricity

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These include oil and gas, and the rare earth metals in high demand for electric cars, wind turbines and military equipment. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 4 May 2025 That’s putting pressure on the advocates of electric vehicles, heat pumps and wind turbines to address the risks their vision carries. Javier Blas/bloomberg Opinion, Boston Herald, 29 Apr. 2025 The end-use of these minerals are wide-ranging and include electric vehicle batteries, wind turbines and solar panels. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025 But even without those incentives — which Congress may eventually try to cut — onshore wind turbines are the cheapest source of new energy, according to the research firm Lazard. Umair Irfan, Vox, 21 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 18 May. 2025.

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