wind turbine

[ wind ]

noun

1. a turbine powered by the wind.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wind turbine¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

What if a wind turbine could help make an oil rig work more efficiently?

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But he found work at Energetx, a wind turbine manufacturer in Michigan.

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Similar incentives convinced Siemens to expand its wind turbine factory in Fort Madison Iowa.

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