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 Any chance Los Angeles will buy electricity from a massive Wyoming wind farm being built by billionaire Crypto.com Arena owner Phil Anschutz, who’s also stringing together a 732-mile transmission line to carry the renewable energy to California? Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024 After all, solar and onshore wind farms are already the cheapest source of electricity for most of the world. Justine Calma, The Verge, 5 June 2024 In Idaho, the entire State Legislature has opposed a new wind farm that would be visible from a World War II historic site. Brad Plumer, New York Times, 3 June 2024 As the country races to shift to carbon-free energy to forestall climate change, opposition movements have popped up nationwide to fight new solar and wind farms, hampering America’s chances of meeting its climate pledges. Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wind farm 

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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 7 Jul. 2024.

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