wind power

[wind pou-er]

noun

1. power derived from wind: used to generate electricity or mechanical power.

wind power

/ wɪnd /

noun

1. power produced from windmills and wind turbines

Word History and Origins

Origin of wind power¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

He said wind power has been subsidised for 33 years and solar for 25 years.

From BBC

Solar and wind power depend heavily on copper due to its high conductivity – and Peru is the world's second-largest producer.

From BBC

“Because then, as the technology costs go down their regular cost curve — like sun and wind power have, like batteries have — we’re going to start to find people adopting this technology.”

From Los Angeles Times

It clearly left him smarting and he's not had a good word to say about wind power since.

From BBC

He was prepared to talk at length about anything from wind power to immigration, including his views on King Charles and the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.

From BBC