solar panel

American  

noun

1. a bank of solar cells.

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solar panel British  

noun

1. a panel exposed to radiation from the sun, used to heat water or, when mounted with solar cells, to produce electricity direct, esp for powering instruments in satellites

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Example Sentences

As fuel prices have risen, households have been turning away from oil and gas, with energy supplier Octopus seeing a 50% rise in solar panel sales - a picture replicated in local companies.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

China controls over 80% of global solar panel manufacturing, posing supply chain risks for U.S. tech giants like Tesla and Google.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Keith Wright, from Buckland Newton, Dorset, worked on scientific instruments at Kennedy Space Center, and even etched a Union flag onto a solar panel which remained on the Moon.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

In 1995, a real Japanese satellite deployed a solar panel that had been Miura-folded.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

The solar panel was okay, the laptop battery was charging…the other charts and chores didn’t seem to matter.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr