wind power
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of wind power
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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The growing affordability and abundance of renewable energy means solar and wind power can now cover growing electricity demand in much of the world.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
It consists of a regulated utility that serves 6 million customers in Florida, and an unregulated unit that is focused on renewable energy, including solar and wind power.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
None of these assertions about wind power is supported by reality.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
The developments will initially be powered with natural gas and “it will shift over time to a blended solution,” he said, pointing to solar and wind power.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
As of 1492, all of those operations to which animal, water, and wind power were being applied in Eurasia were still being carried out by human muscle power in the Americas.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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