solar panel

American  

noun

• solar panels
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• solar panels
  plural

Example Sentences

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solar panel

Simon De La Rue is "confident" you can install solar panel sites and protect greenfield sites.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

But when Jurado sarcastically introduced the next speaker — “Your favorite, Lineage, will now present!” — the joke fell flatter than a solar panel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

The savings they make from substituting from diesel can pay for the roughly $60 cost of a 420-watt solar panel in three months, down from six months before the war, Ember analysis shows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

Each iLamp has batteries which are charged by a cylindrical solar panel.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

I made a shelf for it just under the solar panel shelves.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir