wind farm

noun

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

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One way to address this is by locating your modular data centers close to direct sources of electricity generation, such as near solar power plants or wind farms. Ivan Shvaichenko, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025 That would slam the brakes on new development and also jeopardize hundreds of projects already in the works — not only solar and wind farms, but also factories to build solar panels, wind turbines, lithium-ion batteries and other clean energy technologies. Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025 Add in land, and a wind farm would be about a quarter the cost. Loz Blain june 30, New Atlas, 30 June 2025 The text now allows the construction of clean energy infrastructure, such as solar panels and wind farms, to begin this year to receive the full credit amount. Amalia Huot-Marchand, The Hill, 21 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for wind farm

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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 23 Jul. 2025.

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