wind turbine

noun

: a wind-driven turbine for generating electricity

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Rare elements have become crucial for several modern technologies, playing a key role in the production of smartphones, wind turbines, electric vehicles, defense technology and more. Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025 Oklahoma’s windy conditions, for example, make the state a prime candidate for powering wind turbines, which has historically allowed residents to benefit from cheap, clean energy, Orvis says. Talia Wexler, CNBC, 14 July 2025 The maker of a large wind turbine blade that broke apart off Nantucket Island and washed up on beaches for months has agreed to a $10.5 million settlement to pay local businesses for their economic losses, officials said Friday. arkansasonline.com, 12 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 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 24 Jul. 2025.

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