wind farm

noun

: an area of land with a cluster of wind turbines for driving electrical generators

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High rates, supply chain struggles The two main obstacles around building offshore wind farms are interest rates and the supply chain. Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2024 On the same day as the debate, utility Salt River Project and NextEra Energy Resources unveiled a new wind farm featuring towering turbines located on private land halfway between Flagstaff and the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2024 Between the lines: Dominion customers are already seeing a slight increase in their electric bills — about $4 per month — to help pay for an offshore wind farm near Virginia Beach. Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024 That could be a problem for California, which will need federal approvals to deploy a huge fleet of offshore wind farms. Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wind farm 

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 1 Dec. 2024.

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