wind farm

noun

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

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According to Timchenko, the Danish company Vestas is constructing a 500-megawatt wind farm—one of the largest in Eastern Europe—in Ukraine, along with substantial battery storage. Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 The offshore wind farms under construction are Revolution Wind off Rhode Island; Vineyard Wind 1 off Massachusetts; Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind; Sunrise Wind off New York; and Empire Wind also off New York. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025 Though data is sparser here, there’s growing evidence that offshore wind farms, port constructions, and subsea pipeline projects use freelance engineers for niche tasks. Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025 Wind giant Ørsted sues White House Energy giant Ørsted and two US states sued the White House over its obstruction of a near-complete offshore wind farm, part of the administration’s move away from renewables. Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 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 14 Sep. 2025.

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